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Amerotyphlops arenensis
Amerotyphlops arenensis is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it has been recorded from the states of Paraíba and Pernambuco. The species was described in 2015 from specimens collected at Reserva Ecológica Mata do Pau Ferro, near Areia, Paraíba.
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Range & habitat
The species was originally known from an upland forest enclave in Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. A later atlas of Brazilian snakes treated it as endemic to Brazil and associated with the Caatinga and contact areas with the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, at intermediate to high elevations.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 508587.