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Leptotyphlops humilis
Western Slender Blind Snake

Photographer: Glenn and Martha Vargas
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 1073 3283 3181 0110 (2002-02-25)

INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO

date of photo May 1956

location Palm Springs area (Riverside County, California, US)

CalAcademy slide # T 65378

photo category: Animal - Reptile

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL

common names Western Slender Blind Snake, Serpiente-lombriz Occidental (ITIS )

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Reviewed by Ryan L. Rehmeier May 28, 2002

Action: changed name from "Carphophis amoenus vermis" to "Leptotyphlops humilis "

Reviewer's comments:

"The vestigial eyes, blunt nose, and cycloid scales indicate that this is a Western blind snake (Leptotyphlops humilis). The Western worm snake is a starkly bicolored snake with a purplish-gray dorsum and a bright pink belly and a pointed head. Additionally, the Western worm snake is not found farther west than Central Oklahoma.
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