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Amaral's Blind Snake
Trilepida koppesi
Amaral's blind snake (Trilepida koppesi), also known commonly as cobra-cega and cobra-de-chumbinho in Brazilian Portuguese, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to South America.
From the article Amaral's blind snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
T. koppesi is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in the Distrito Federal and the Brazilian states of Bahia, Goiás, and Mato Grosso.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
T. koppesi preys upon ants (larvae, pupae, and adults), termite larvae, and beetles.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
In human culture
The specific name, koppesi, is in honor of S.J. Koppes, who collected the holotype in 1934.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Trilepida koppesi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 146503.