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Boyle's Beaked Blind Snake Rhinotyphlops boylei

Description

<h3 class="taxon_description_header"> Description from <select name="from" id="from"><option value="Eol">EOL</option> <option value="Inaturalist">iNaturalist</option> <option selected="selected" value="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</option></select> <a class="externallink ui" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinotyphlops_boylei">View on Wikipedia →</a> </h3> <div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Species of snake</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238732961">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:transparent}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota tr{background:transparent!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox.biota img{background:white}}.mw-parser-output .infobox.biota .taxobox-edit-taxonomy img{background:transparent!important}body.skin-vector .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox{margin-top:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output table.biota.infobox tr.taxonrow td{padding:2px 10px}</style> <p><i><b>Rhinotyphlops boylei</b></i>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_name" title="Common name">commonly</a> known as <b>Boyle's beaked blind snake</b>,<sup id="cite_ref-Branch_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Branch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species" title="Species">species</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake" title="Snake">snake</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_(biology)" title="Family (biology)">family</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhlopidae" title="Typhlopidae">Typhlopidae</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-McD99_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McD99-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ITIS_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ITIS-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The species is native to southern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Branch_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Branch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2></div> <p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_name_(zoology)" title="Specific name (zoology)">specific name</a>, <i>boylei</i>, is in honor of "A. M. Boyle, Esq.", who collected the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holotype" title="Holotype">holotype</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RDB_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RDB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geographic_range">Geographic range</h2></div> <p>Indigenous to southern Africa, <i>R. boylei</i> is found from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damaraland" title="Damaraland">Damaraland</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia" title="Namibia">Namibia</a> to western <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana" title="Botswana">Botswana</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Branch_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Branch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2></div> <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsum_(anatomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dorsum (anatomy)">Dorsally</a>, <i>R. boylei</i> is olive-brown, the scales light-edged. Ventrally, it is pale yellow. </p> <p>Adults may attain a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snout-vent_length" class="mw-redirect" title="Snout-vent length">snout-vent length</a> (SVL) of <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>22 cm (<span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> in). </p> <p>The scales are arranged in 26-28 rows around the body. There are more than 300 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_scales" title="Dorsal scales">dorsal scales</a> in the vertebral row.<sup id="cite_ref-Branch_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Branch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Habitat">Habitat</h2></div> <p>The preferred natural <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habitat" title="Habitat">habitat</a> of <i>R. boylei</i> is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandveld" class="mw-redirect" title="Sandveld">sandveld</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Branch_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Branch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at altitudes of 1,000–1,400 m (3,300–4,600 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reproduction">Reproduction</h2></div> <p><i>R. boylei</i> is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oviparity" title="Oviparity">oviparous</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RDB_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RDB-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style> <div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1"> <span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style> <cite id="CITEREFPietersen,_D.Verburgt,_L.Farooq,_H.2021" class="citation journal cs1">Pietersen, D.; 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"A review of the eastern and southern African blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae), excluding <i>Letheobia</i> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Drinker_Cope" title="Edward Drinker Cope">Cope</a>, with the description of two new genera and a new species". <i>Zootaxa</i> <b>2255</b>: 1–100. (<i>Rhinotyphlops boylei</i>, p. 59).</li> <li> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivian_Frederick_Maynard_FitzSimons" title="Vivian Frederick Maynard FitzSimons">FitzSimons V</a> (1932). "Preliminary descriptions of new forms of South African Reptilia and Amphibia, from the Vernay-Lang Kalahari Expedition, 1930". <i>Annals of the Transvaal Museum</i> <b>15</b> (1): 35–40. (<i>Typhlops boylei</i>, new species).</li> <li>FitzSimons V (1966). "A check-list, with syntopic keys, to the snakes of southern Africa". <i>Ann. Transvaal Mus.</i> <b>25</b> (3): 35–79.</li> </ul> <p><br> </p> <div class="navbox-styles"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · 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Common Names

Unknown Name

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Family: Typhlopidae

Genus: Rhinotyphlops

Species: Boyle's Beaked Blind Snake Rhinotyphlops boylei

Conservation Status

least concern (LC)