Schmidt's blind snake

Schmidt's blind snake (Afrotyphlops schmidti,[1] formerly Typhlops schmidti[2]) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.

The species is endemic to Central and Southern Africa.

[1] The specific name, schmidti, is in honor of American herpetologist Karl Patterson Schmidt.

Two subspecies are recognized:[1]A. schmidti is found in Angola, Zambia, and eastern and southern Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire).

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