Cathetorhinus melanocephalus is a species of snake in the Gerrhopilidae family.McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré, 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1 It may belong to the genus Rhinotyphlops, but a formal reassignment has yet to be published.
Description It is thought that this snake is oviparous. It is thought that this species could occur in Timor, Australia, Mauritius or Tenerife.
Etymology Its scientific name means "black-headed" in Latin.
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