Xerotyphlops syriacus (Jan, 1864) is a animal in the Typhlopidae family, order null, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Xerotyphlops syriacus (Jan, 1864)
Xerotyphlops syriacus, the Syrian/Levantine blind snake, is a nonvenomous fossorial insectivore found in parts of the Levant and Egypt.
Xerotyphlops syriacus, commonly called the Syrian blind snake or the Levantine blindsnake, is a nonvenomous snake species that belongs to the genus Xerotyphlops. This species is distributed across Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the State of Palestine, Egypt, and Israel. It is a fossorial (burrowing) insectivore, and its diet is made up of small ants and ant larvae.
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Anilios bicolor (Peters, 1858)
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Afrotyphlops mucruso (Peters, 1854)
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Anilios nigrescens Gray, 1845
Anilios australis Gray, 1845
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