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Lamu worm snake
Epacrophis boulengeri
Epacrophis boulengeri, also known commonly as the Manda flesh-pink blind snake and the Lamu worm snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Kenya.
From the article Epacrophis boulengeri on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of E. boulengeri is coastal shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 10 m (33 ft).
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
The specific name, boulengeri, is in honor of Belgian-British herpetologist George Albert Boulenger.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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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 32533.