Myriopholis burii, commonly known as the Arabian blind snake or Bury's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula.
Etymology
The specific name, burii, is in honor of British naturalist George Wyman Bury (1874-1920).
Geographic range
M. burii is found in southwestern Saudi Arabia and southwestern Yemen at elevations of .
Behavior
M. burii is fossorial.
Diet
The diet of M. burii consists of ant larvae.
Reproduction
M. burii is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- , Branch WR, , , Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the Family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Myriopholis burii, new combination, p. 28).
- Boulenger GA (1905). "Descriptions of Three new Snakes discovered in South Arabia by Mr. G. W. Bury". Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Seventh Series 16: 178-180. ("Glauconia Burii [sic]", new species, p. 178).
- , Cochrane JA (1966). "The snakes of the Arabian Peninsula and Socotra". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 62 (3): 475-506. (Leptotyphlops burii, new combination).
- Egan, Damien (2008). Snakes of Arabia: A Field Guide to the Snakes of the Arabian Peninsula and its Shores. Dubai: Motivate Publishing. 208 pp., 157 color photographs, 114 drawings, 55 maps. .