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Letheobia erythraea  (Scortecci, 1928)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 1116066

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Rhinotyphlops erythraeus (Scortecci, 1928)
  
    Typhlops erythraea Scortecci, 1928
  
  Common Name(s): Eritrean Blind Snake [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassReptilia Laurenti, 1768 – répteis, reptiles, Reptiles  
                         OrderSquamata Oppel, 1811 – Amphisbaenians, Lizards, Snakes, amphisbènes, lézards, serpents  
                            SuborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758 – Snakes, cobra, serpente, serpents  
                               InfraorderScolecophidia Cope, 1864  
                                  FamilyTyphlopidae Merrem, 1820 – Blind Snakes, Typical Blind Snakes, Blindsnakes  
                                     SubfamilyAfrotyphlopinae Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin and Vidal, 2014  
                                        GenusLetheobia Cope, 1868  
                                           SpeciesLetheobia erythraea (Scortecci, 1928) – Eritrean Blind Snake  
       

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  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Peter Uetz   
  Notes: Associate Professor, CSBC   
  Reference for: Letheobia erythraea    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Reptile Database (2019), website (version 09-Jul-19)  
  Acquired: 2019   
  Notes: Uetz, P. & Jirí Hosek (eds.), The Reptile Database, (http://www.reptile-database.org)   
  Reference for: Letheobia erythraea, Eritrean Blind Snake [English]   
       
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 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
       
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