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Hook-snouted worm snake
Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Myriopholis macrorhyncha, also known as the long-nosed worm snake or hook-snouted worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species found in northern Africa and southwestern Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.
From the article Myriopholis macrorhyncha on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Found in isolated populations across northern Africa and in southwestern Asia. In Africa it occurs in Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia, Niger, Libya, Chad, Mali, Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Ethiopia. In Asia it has been reported in Aden (Yemen), Turkey, Iran, Israel, Iraq and Pakistan. The type locality given is "Sennaar" (Sudan).
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 106360.