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Snakes (Serpentes)

   Genera


Anomalepis
Odd-scaled Blind Snakes


Helminthophis
Northwestern Blind Snakes


Liotyphlops
Smooth Blind Snakes


Typhlophis
Cayenne Blind Snake


Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: May 12th, 2024.


Biodiversity of the family Anomalepididae Bibliography of the family Anomalepididae

Anomalepididae

Neotropical Blind Snakes
Amerikanische Blindschlangen     Neotropiske Ormeslanger*




Contents: Endemicity:
4 genera of which none are endemic  0% 100%
23 species of which 16 (69.6%) are endemic  0% 100%

Remarks: Regarded as a subfamily of Typhlopidae by Starace (1998).

Distribution:  Central America, South America.

Reported from:
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela.