Shieldtail snake.

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  • Source:
    Encyclopedia of Animals. 8/1/2017, p1. 1p. 1 Chart.
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    • Subject Terms:
      SNAKES; SQUAMATA; CHORDATA; REPTILES; UROPELTIDAE; LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE; LIFE spans
    • Abstract:
      The 44 different species of shieldtails are all named after their unusual tails. A shieldtail's tail looks as if it has been cut smoothly with a knife. It is flat and slanted at an angle like the bottom of a cut flower. Scientists suspect that shieldtails use their specially-designed tails to block the entrances of their burrows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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