Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
January 31st, 2025.
 
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Genus
Helminthophis
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Northwestern Blind Snakes, Vermiculate Blind Snakes
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Nordwestliche Blindschlangen
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Nordvestlige Ormeslanger
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1860 |  |
Helmintophis Peters (type species: Typhlops frontalis Peters 1860) |
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1860 | |
Idiotyphlops Jan in Jan & Sordelli (type species: Typhlops flavoterminatus Peters 1857) |
Contents:
3 species, of which 1 (33.3%) is endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
H. flavoterminatus may have been introduced to Mauritius, Indian Ocean (Hahn 1980).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Costa Rica,
Panama,
Venezuela.
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Meristic and other data
of the world's snakes.
Compiled by
V. Wallach
Key to abbreviations
Head drawings of the
genus Helminthophis.
Compiled by V. Wallach
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Helminthophis flavoterminatus
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Yellow-tailed Blind Snake
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Gelbschwanz-Blindschlange
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Gulhalet Ormeslange
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Typhlops flavoterminatus Peters |
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Idiotyphlops flavoterminatus Jan 1860 |
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Helminthophis flavoterminatus Bocage 1873 |
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Liotyphlops flavoterminatus Medem 1969 |
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Typhlops mutilatus Werner (Wallach & Günther 1997) |
Remarks:
May have been introduced to Mauritius, Indian Ocean (Hahn 1980; Wallach & Günther 1997).
Distribution:
Colombia,
Venezuela.
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Helminthophis frontalis
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Pink-headed Blind Snake
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Rotkopf-Blindschlange
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Rødhovedet Ormeslange
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1860 | |
Typhlops frontalis Peters |
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Helminthophis frontalis Peters 1881 |
Distribution:
Costa Rica,
Panama.
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Helminthophis praeocularis
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Rio Magdalena Blind Snake, Inter-Andean Blind Snake
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Rio-Magdalena-Blindschlange
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Rio Magdalena-ormeslange
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1924 | |
Helminthophis praeocularis Amaral |
Distribution:
Colombia.
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