title: Rhinotyphlops boylei
text: # Rhinotyphlops boylei
  
  Rhinotyphlops boylei, commonly known as Boyle's beaked blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The specific name, boylei, is in honor of "A. M. Boyle, Esq.", who collected the holotype.
  
  ## Geographic range
  
  Indigenous to southern Africa, R. boylei is found from Damaraland in Namibia to western Botswana.
  
  ## Description
  
  Dorsally, R. boylei is olive-brown, the scales light-edged. Ventrally, it is pale yellow.
  
  Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 22 cm (8+1⁄2 in).
  
  The scales are arranged in 26-28 rows around the body. There are more than 300 dorsal scales in the vertebral row.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  The preferred natural habitat of R. boylei is sandveld, at altitudes of 1,000–1,400 m (3,300–4,600 ft).
  
  ## Reproduction
  
  R. boylei is oviparous.
  
  