Nurse's blind snake
| Nurse's blind snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Myriopholis |
| Species: | M. nursii
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| Binomial name | |
| Myriopholis nursii (Anderson, 1896)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Nurse's blind snake (Myriopholis nursii) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4] The species is native to easternmost Africa and westernmost Asia.
Etymology
The specific name, nursii, is in honor of English entomologist Charles George Nurse.[5]
Geographic distribution
Myriopholis nursii is native to the southern Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Myriopholis nursii is savanna, at elevations of 80–2,000 m (260–6,560 ft), but it has also been found in agricultural areas such as alfalfa fields.[1]
Behavior
Myriopholis nursii is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Diet
Myriopholis nursii preys predominately upon ant larvae.[1]
Reproduction
Myriopholis nursii is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Baha El Din, S.; Busais, S.M.S.; Al Jumaily, M.M. (2021). "Myriopholis nursii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T184110A1749243.en. Accessed on 10 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Species Myriopholis nursii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops nursii, p. 192).
Further reading
- 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 nursii, new combination).
- Anderson J (1896). In: Boulenger GA (1896). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., .... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 pp. + Plates I–XXV. (Glauconia nursii, new species, p. 591).
- Hahn DE (1978). "A Brief Review of the Genus Leptotyphlops (Reptilia, Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) of Asia, with Description of a New Species". Journal of Herpetology 12 (4): 477–489. (Leptotyphlops blanfordi nursi [sic], new combination).
- Wallach V, Williams KL, Boundy J (2014). Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group. 1,237 pp. ISBN 978-1482208474. (Leptotyphlops nursii, p. 376).