Afrotyphlops bibronii
Bibron’s Blind Snake
Alternative Names:
Bibronse erdslang (Afrikaans)
Species
Afrotyphlops bibronii (Smith, 1846)
Species Description
Smith, A. 1846. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa, Reptilia. Smith, Elder, and Co., London
Country Occurrence
Botswana; Eswatini; Lesotho; South Africa; Zimbabwe
Geographic Occurrence
Eastern and northern South Africa, southeastern Botswana, eastern Lesotho along the escarpment, western Eswatini, and an isolated population in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe. It likely occurs in western Mozambique.
Type Locality
“north of Latakoo (= Kuruman), South Africa.”
Notes: No records have been located near the type locality. Likley in error.
