Talk:Military ground snake

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Common name

Latest comment: 4 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

"Military ground snake" is a nonsensical common name that results from a mistranslation of the scientific name miliaris.

"miliaris" is Latin for miliary, which refers to the granular appearance of millet seeds - an apt description of the pattern of this species, where each scale bears a light spot, giving a granular appearance.

Caissaca (talk) 06:27, 13 May 2020 (UTC)Reply

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