Cairo blind snake

The Cairo blind snake (Myriopholis cairi) is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.^[3][4] The species is endemic to Africa.

Cairo blind snake
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Myriopholis
Species:	M. cairi
Binomial name
Myriopholis cairi (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Synonyms[2]
Stenostoma cairi A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Stenostoma fitzingeri Jan, 1861 Glauconia cairi — Boulenger, 1893 Leptotyphlops cairi — Parker, 1932 Myriopholis cairi — Adalsteinsson et al., 2009

Geographic range

M. cairi is found in Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, and possibly in Libya.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, cairi, commemorates the city of Cairo, Egypt. The specific name of the junior synonymy, Stenostoma fitzingeri, commemorates Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger.^[5]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of M. cairi is shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 400 m (1,300 ft), and it is also found in moist cultivated areas.^[1]

Diet

M. cairi preys upon small invertebrates.^[1]

Reproduction

M. cairi is oviparous.^[2]