| 词条 | Rhinotyphlops unitaeniatus |
| 释义 |
| genus = Rhinotyphlops | species = unitaeniatus | authority = (Peters, 1878) | synonyms = *Typhlops (Letheobia) unitaeniatus Peters, 1878
}}Rhinotyphlops unitaeniatus, commonly known as the yellow-striped blind snake or the Kenya beaked snake,[1] is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[2][3] It is endemic to Africa.[1] Geographic rangeIt is found in eastern Kenya, Somalia, and northeastern Tanzania.[1] DescriptionDorsum black, with a yellow vertebral stripe, which is three scale rows wide. Venter black. The lips, the ventral surface of the snout, and a stripe on the rostral are all brownish yellow. Total length {{convert|37.5|cm|in|frac=4|abbr=on}}. Scales arranged in 25 rows around the body at midbody, in 27 rows anteriorly. Snout very prominent, hooked, with a sharp horizontal edge, below which are located the nostrils. Rostral very large, extending posteriorly far beyond the eyes. Nasal extending over the eye, in contact with the small ocular. One preocular and one subocular. Eyes distinguishable. Four upper labials. Diameter of body 62 or 63 times in total length. Tail very short.[4] HabitatIt prefers Acacia-Commiphora deciduous bushland and thicket, and can be found at elevations from {{convert|20|to|1,600|m|ft}}.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. 2. ^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). 3. ^{{ITIS |id=634397 |taxon=Rhinotyphlops |accessdate=29 August 2007}} 4. ^Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families Typhlopidæ... Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). London. pp. 55-56. Further reading
2 : Typhlopidae|Reptiles described in 1878 |
| 随便看 |
开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识，基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识，是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。