Long-tailed threadsnake

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Long-tailed threadsnake

The long-tailed threadsnake (Myriopholis longicauda) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3] It is endemic to Africa.

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Long-tailed threadsnake
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Myriopholis longicauda
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Myriopholis
Species:
M. longicauda
Binomial name
Myriopholis longicauda
(Peters, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Stenosoma longicaudum Peters, 1854
  • Glauconia longicauda
    - Boulenger, 1890
  • Leptotyphlops longicauda
    - Loveridge, 1953
  • Leptotyphlops longicaudus
    - Auerbach, 1987
  • Myriopholis longicauda
    - Adalsteinsson et al., 2009[1]
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Geographic range

It is found in eastern Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, southern Somalia, northeastern South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[4][5]

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