Angolan giant blind snake

The Angolan giant blind snake or Angolan giant blind-snake (Afrotyphlops anomalus), also known as the anomalous beaked snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Angola.^[1][2] Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic.^[3] In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops.^[4]

Angolan giant blind snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Afrotyphlops
Species:	A. anomalus
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops anomalus (Bocage, 1873)
Synonyms[2]
Onychocephalus anomalus Bocage, 1873 Typhlops anchietae Bocage, 1886 Typhlops anomalus – Boulenger, 1893 Rhinotyphlops anomalus – Roux-Estève, 1974 Megatyphlops anomalus – Broadley & Wallach, 2009

Geographic range

It is found in southwestern Angola.^[1]