Leptotyphlops goudotii
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
| Species: | L. goudotii |
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Leptotyphlops goudotii (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844) |
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Leptotyphlops goudotii, or the black blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Middle America.
The specific name, goudotii, is in honor of French naturalist Justin-Marie Goudot.
In Central America, L. goudotii is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Oaxaca), Nicaragua, and Panama.
In South America, it is found in western Colombia, Venezuela, and on associated islands.
Three subspecies are recognized as valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Leptotyphlops.
The subspecific name, bakewelli, is in honor of Anderson Bakewell (1913-1999), an American Jesuit priest, who collected the type specimen.
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