Rhinotyphlops simoni

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Rhinotyphlops simoni
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Rhinotyphlops
Species: R. simoni
Binomial name
Rhinotyphlops simoni
(Boettger, 1879)
Synonyms
  • Onychocephalus Simoni - Boettger, 1879
  • Typhlops simoni - Boulenger, 1893
  • R[hinotyphlops]. simoni - Wallach, 1993[1]
Common names: (none).

Rhinotyphlops simoni is a blind snake species found in the Middle East. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

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[edit] Geographic range

Found in Israel, Jordan and Syria. The type locality given is "Haiffa, Syriae" (Syria). Mertens (1967) corrected this to Haiffa (Israel).[1]

[edit] Habitat

Subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation.

[edit] Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[3] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. Year assessed: 2005.[4]

[edit] Cited references

  1. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ Rhinotyphlops simoni (TSN 634588). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 29 August 2007.
  3. ^ Rhinotyphlops simonii at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 29 August 2007.
  4. ^ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 29 August 2007.

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