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Fornasini's Blind Snake

Afrotyphlops fornasinii

Classification

Fornasini's blind snake (Afrotyphlops fornasinii) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa. Etymology The specific name fornasinii is in honor of Carlo Antonio Fornasini, merchant and amateur naturalist from Bologna, Italy, who collected the type specimen in Mozambique.

Distribution

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