Xenotyphlops grandidieri facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Xenotyphlops grandidieri
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Xenotyphlops
Species:	grandidieri
Synonyms
Typhlops Grandidieri Mocquard, 1905 Typhlops grandidieri — Boulenger, 1915 Xenotyphlops grandidieri — Wallach & Ineich, 1996 Xenotyphlops mocquardi Wallach, Mercurio & Andreone, 2007 Xenotyphlops grandidieri — Wegener et al., 2013

Xenotyphlops grandidieri is a species of blind snake in the family Xenotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Taxonomy

In addition to having no subspecies, X. grandidieri is the only species in the genus Xenotyphlops, which is the only genus in the family Xenotyphlopidae. Therefore, X. grandidieri is a monotypic species in a monotypic genus in a monotypic family.

Etymology

The specific name, grandidieri, is in honor of French naturalist Alfred Grandidier.

Geographic range

X. grandidieri is found in northern Madagascar.

For over 100 years X. grandidieri was known only from the type specimens and the vague type locality "Madagascar".

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of X. grandidieri is shrubland or forest on sand dunes or with sandy soil, at altitudes from sea level to 50 m (160 ft).

Reproduction

X. grandidieri is oviparous.