Posted on February 6, 2012 with 74 notes.
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rhamphotheca:
“ Blindsnakes (family Typhlopidae)
They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel like burrowing...

rhamphotheca:

Blindsnakes (family Typhlopidae)

They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel like burrowing structure. They live underground in burrows, and since they have no use for vision, their eyes are mostly vestigial. They have light-detecting black eyespots, and teeth occur in the upper jaw. The tail ends with a horn like scale. Most of these species are oviparous. Currently, 6 genera are recognized containing 203 species… (read more: Wikipedia)

(photo: Leptotyphlops drewesi, Kenya, by D. Lin)

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