Giant blind snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Rena |
Species: | R. maxima
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Binomial name | |
Rena maxima (Loveridge, 1932)
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The giant blind snake (Rena maxima) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4][2] The species is endemic to Mexico.
R. maxima is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla.[2]
The largest recorded specimen of R. maxima is a female with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 33 cm (13 in) plus a tail 1.8 cm (0.71 in) long.[5]
R. maxima is oviparous.[2] Clutch size may be as large as seven eggs.[5]