Steinhaus's blind snake

Steinhaus's worm snake (Afrotyphlops steinhausi) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[2][3] The species is endemic to Central Africa.

Steinhaus's blind snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Afrotyphlops
Species:	A. steinhausi
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops steinhausi F. Werner, 1909
Synonyms[1]
Typhlops steinhausi F. Werner, 1909 Rhinotyphlops steinhausi — Chirio & Ineich, 2006 Afrotyphlops steinhausi — Broadley & Wallach, 2009

Etymology

The specific name, steinhausi, is in honor of German marine biologist Carl Otto Steinhaus (1870–1919) of the Naturhistorisches Museum zu Hamburg.^[4]

Geographic range

A. steinhausi is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, and Republic of the Congo.^[1]

Reproduction

A. steinhausi is oviparous.^[1]