Cairo blind snake
# 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 (1,300 ft), and it is also found in moist cultivated areas.

## Diet

M. cairi preys upon small invertebrates.

## Reproduction

M. cairi is oviparous.

