Blotched blind snake

The blotched blind snake (Afrotyphlops congestus) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[1][2] It is distributed from eastern Nigeria through much of Middle Africa to Uganda.^[1][2] It is a fossorial species that occurs in humid forests, and particularly in the east, in gallery forests. It feeds on ants and termites.^[1]

Blotched 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. congestus
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops congestus (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Synonyms
Onychocephalus congestus (basionym) Onychophis barrowii GRAY 1845 Typhlops congestus Typhlops punctatus congestus Rhinotyphlops congestus