The Socotra Island blind snake (Myriopholis filiformis) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3][4]
| Socotra Island blind snake | |
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| An illustration of Myriopholis filiformis, and the other Socotran reptiles Parachalcides socotranus and Myriopholis macrura. 2 is M. filiformis, 2a and ab views of its head. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Myriopholis |
| Species: | M. filiformis
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| Binomial name | |
| Myriopholis filiformis (Boulenger, 1899)
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References
edit- ^ Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Leptotyphlops filiformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T199744A9124848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199744A9124848.en. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. 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.
- ^ Myriopholis filiformis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.