Cairo blind snake

The Cairo blind snake (Myriopholis cairi) is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Geographic range
M. cairi is found in Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, and possibly in Libya.

Etymology
The specific name, cairi, commemorates the city of Cairo, Egypt. The specific name of the junior synonymy, Stenostoma fitzingeri, commemorates Austrian herpetologist Leopold Fitzinger.

Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. cairi is shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to 400 m, and it is also found in moist cultivated areas.

Diet
M. cairi preys upon small invertebrates.

Reproduction
M. cairi is oviparous.