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Liotyphlops wilderi

Liotyphlops wilderi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Liotyphlops
Species: L. wilderi
Binomial name
Liotyphlops wilderi
(Garman, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops wilderi
    Garman, 1883
  • Helminthophis guentheri
    Boulenger, 1889
  • Helminthophis wilderi
    Hammar, 1908
  • Liotyphlops wilderi
    Vanzolini, 1948

Liotyphlops wilderi is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

The specific name, wilderi, is in honor of Burt Green Wilder, who was an American comparative anatomist and naturalist.



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