American Earth Snake - American Earth Snake

Japanese: アメリカミミズヘビ - あめりかみみずへび
American Earth Snake - American Earth Snake

…In the Ryukyu Islands, they live in large numbers around cultivated land. The blind snake is closely related to about 79 species of the Leptotyphlopidae family and about 15 species of the Anomalepidae family, all of which have adapted to living underground. [Takaji Matsui] …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "American earthworm snake" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…南西諸島では耕地周辺に多数が生息する。メクラヘビの近縁種にはホソメクラヘビ科Leptotyphlopidae約79種と,アメリカミミズヘビ科Anomalepidae約15種があり,いずれも地中生活に適応した形態をしている。【松井 孝爾】。…

※「アメリカミミズヘビ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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