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Whitenose Blind Snake

Liotyphlops albirostris

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Panama.January 3, February 2, March 1, April 1, May 4, June 3, July 3, August 7, September 5, October 1, November 3, December 3.
Panama36
Provincia de Panamá9
Provincia de Veraguas6
Provincia de Coclé6
Colón Province5
Provincia de Chiriquí3
Provincia de Los Santos2
Provincia de Panamá Oeste2
Provincia de Bocas del Toro1
Provincia de Herrera1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Group and habits

  • PredatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly hunt other animals.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassReptiles · Reptilia
OrderSnakes and Lizards · Squamata
FamilyDawn Blindsnakes · Anomalepididae
GenusLiotyphlops

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Whitenose Blind Snake with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.