Gierra's blind snake (Afrotyphlops gierrai), also called an Usambara spotted blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4]
Etymology
The specific name, gierrai, is in honor of Mr. A. Gierra, an expert in the languages of North Africa and East Africa, who collected the type specimen.[5]
Geographic range
It is endemic to Tanzania, where it is found in the Ukaguru Mountains, the Ulaguru Mountains, and the Usambara Mountains.[2]
References
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^ Howell, K., Beraduccii, J., Menegon, M., Ngalason, W. & Spawls, S. (2021). "Afrotyphlops gierrai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178405A46181636. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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^ a b "Afrotyphlops gierrai ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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^ "Typhlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
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^ McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Touré, T'Shaka A. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp.
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^ 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. (Typhlops gierrai, p. 100).
