Amaral's blind snake (Trilepida koppesi), also known commonly as cobra-cega and cobra-de-chumbinho in Brazilian Portuguese,[2] is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4] The species is native to South America.
| Amaral's blind snake | |
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| Trilepida koppesi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Trilepida |
| Species: | T. koppesi
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| Binomial name | |
| Trilepida koppesi Amaral, 1955
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
editThe specific name, koppesi, is in honor of S.J. Koppes, who collected the holotype in 1934.[5]
Description
editT. koppesi may attain a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 34 cm (13 in).[1]
Geographic range
editT. koppesi is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Distrito Federal and the Brazilian states of Bahia, Goiás, and Mato Grosso.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred natural habitats of T. koppesi are grassland and savanna.[1]
Diet
editT. koppesi preys upon ants (larvae, pupae, and adults), termite larvae, and beetles.[1]
Reproduction
editT. koppesi is oviparous.[2] Clutch size is five to seven eggs.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Silveira AL et al. (22 authors) (2019). "Trilepida koppesi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T203649A123738527.en. Accessed on 10 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d Species Trilepida koppesi 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 koppesi, p. 145).
Further reading
edit- 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. (Tricheilostoma koppesi, new combination).
- Amaral A (1955). "Contribução ao conhecimento dos ofídios neotrópicos: 14. Descrição de duas espécies de "cobra-cega" (fam. Leptotyphlopidae) [= Contribution to the knowledge of the neotropical snakes: 14. Description of two species of "blindsnake" (family Leptotyphlopidae)]". Memórias do Instituto Butantan, São Paulo 26: 203–205. (Leptotyphlops koppesi, new species). (in Portuguese).
- Hedges SB (2011). "The type species of the threadsnake genus Tricheilostoma Jan revisited (Squamata, Leptotyphlopidae)". Zootaxa 3027: 63–64. (Trilepida koppesi, new combination, p. 63).