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Xerotyphlops syriacus

species of reptiles

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ124545595 ↗
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Xerotyphlops syriacus, also known as the Syrian blind snake, or the Levantine blindsnake. is a species of nonvenomous snake in the genus Xerotyphlops. This species can be found in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the State of Palestine, Egypt, and Israel. This snake is an insectivore and its diet consists of small ants and ant larvae. Xerotyphlops syriacus is a fossorial snake.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Xerotyphlops syriacus” as species of reptiles. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA practical orientation to terminology and classification, particularly when read beside dated observations, specimens or technical literature. The current 60-word lead offers orientation but no explicit four-digit date, so chronology should not be assumed. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Xerotyphlops, syriacus and species can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the science & nature register because the source frames it as species of reptiles. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

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The date and method of observation matter as much as the stated conclusion, especially where classification or consensus has changed. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q124545595. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.

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This entry incorporates text from “Xerotyphlops syriacus” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.