The Socotra worm snake (Xerotyphlops socotranus) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[1][2] It is found only on the island of Socotra in Yemen.[3]

Socotra worm snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Xerotyphlops
Species:
X. socotranus
Binomial name
Xerotyphlops socotranus
(Boulenger, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops socotranus

First description

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  • George Albert Boulenger, 1889 : Descriptions of new Typhlopidæ in the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, ser. 6, vol. 4, p. 360-363 (read online).

References

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  1. ^ "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  2. ^ McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré, 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1
  3. ^ Xerotyphlops socotranus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.