Scortecci's blind snake (Myriopholis braccianii), also known commonly as Bracciani's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Horn of Africa.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Myriopholis |
| Species: | M. braccianii
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| Binomial name | |
| Myriopholis braccianii (Scortecci, 1929)
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Etymology
editThe specific name, braccianii, is in honor of Italian explorer Luigi Bracciani.[3]
Geographic range
editM. braccianii is found in Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of M. braccianii are desert, grassland, shrubland, and savanna, at altitudes of 500–1,900 m (1,600–6,200 ft).[1]
Description
editM . braccianii is a small species. The longest recorded specimen measures 14.4 cm (5.7 in) in total length (including tail).[2]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Spawls, S.; Malonza, P.K. (2021). "Myriopholis braccianii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T21584310A21584318. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T21584310A21584318.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Myriopholis braccianii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops braccianii, p. 36).
Further reading
edit- Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Myriopholis braccianii, new combination).
- Parker HW (1949). "The snakes of Somaliland and the Sokotra Islands". Zoologische Verhandelingen 6 (1): 1–115. (Leptotyphlops braccianii, new combination, p. 21).
- Scortecci G (1929). "Rettili dell'Eritrea esistenti nelle Collezioni del Museo Civico di Milano ". Atti della Società di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Milano 67 (3-4): 290–339. (Glauconia braccianii, new species, p. 294). (in Italian).
- Spawls S, Howell K, Hinkel H, Menegon M (2018). Field Guide to East African Reptiles, Second Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1472935618. (Myriopholis braccianii, p. 373).