Rhinotyphlops scorteccii, commonly known as Scortecci's blind snake,[1] is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3] The species is endemic to Somalia.[1]
| Rhinotyphlops scorteccii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Rhinotyphlops |
| Species: | R. scorteccii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinotyphlops scorteccii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Etymology
The specific name, scorteccii, is in honor of Italian herpetologist Giuseppe Scortecci (1898-1973).[4][5]
Reproduction
References
Further reading
- Broadley, Wallach V (2007). "A review of East and Central African species of Letheobia Cope, revived from the synonymy of Rhinotyphlops Fitzinger, with descriptions of five new species (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Zootaxa 1515: 31–68. ("Letheobia scortecci [sic]", new combination).
- Gans C, Laurent RF, Pandit H (1965). "Notes on a herpetological collection from the Somali Republic". Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Série in Octavo, Science Zoologique, Tervuren 134: 1–93. (Typhlops scorteccii, new species, p. 56).
- Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. ("Rhinotyphlops scortecci [sic]", p. 31).