Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update: October 31st, 2023.
 
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Genus
Xerotyphlops
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Desert Blind Snakes
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Wüsten-Blindschlangen
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Ørken-ormeslanger
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Xerotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal (type species: Typhlops vermicularis Merrem 1820) |
Contents:
6 species, of which 4 (66.7%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
The species of this genus were previously included in
Typhlops (e.g., Hahn 1980).
Distribution:
N. Africa, SE. Europe, Middle East.
Reported from:
Afghanistan,
Albania,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Bulgaria,
Croatia,
Cyprus,
Egypt
(incl.
Sinai),
Georgia,
Greece
(incl.
Aegean Islands
[incl.
Dodecanese Islands
(incl.
Rhodes)]),
Iran,
Iraq,
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Mauritania,
Montenegro,
North Macedonia,
Russia,
Syria,
Tajikistan,
Turkey
(incl.
European Turkey),
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan,
Yemen
(Socotra Archipelago:
Socotra).
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Xerotyphlops etheridgei
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Mauritanian Blind Snake
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Mauritanische Blindschlange
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Mauritansk Ormeslange
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Typhlops etheridgei Wallach |
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Xerotyphlops etheridgei Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 |
Distribution:
Mauritania.
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Xerotyphlops luristanicus
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Lorestan Blind Snake, Laki Blind Snake
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Lorestan-Blindschlange
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Luristan-ormeslange
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Xerotyphlops luristanicus Torki |
Remarks:
Regarded as a synonym of vermicularis by Rajabizadeh (2017).
Distribution:
Iran.
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Xerotyphlops socotranus
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Socotra Blind Snake
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Sokotra-Blindschlange
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Socotra-ormeslange
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Typhlops socotranus Boulenger |
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Xerotyphlops socotranus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 |
Distribution:
Yemen
(Socotra Archipelago:
Socotra).
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Xerotyphlops syriacus
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Syrian Blind Snake, Syrian Worm Snake
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Syrische Blindschlange, Blödauge
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Syrisk Ormeslange
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Typhlops syriacus Jan |
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Xerotyphlops syriacus Kornilios, Jablonski, Sadek, Kumlutas, Olgun, Avci & Ilgaz 2020 |
Remarks:
Previously regarded as a synonym of vermicularis (e.g., Hahn 1980).
Revalidated as a separate species by Kornilios, Jablonski, Sadek, Kumlutas, Olgun, Avci & Ilgaz (2020).
Distribution:
Egypt
(Sinai),
Israel,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Syria.
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Xerotyphlops vermicularis
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European Blind Snake, European Worm Snake, Eurasian Worm Snake, Vermiform Blind Snake, Greek Blind Snake
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Europäische Blindschlange, Blödauge
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Europæisk Ormeslange
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Anguis lumbricalis Daudin [not Anguis lumbricalis Linnaeus 1758] |
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Typhlops lumbricalis Schreiber 1875 |
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Typhlops vermicularis Merrem |
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Argyrophis vermicularis Gray 1845 |
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Xerotyphlops vermicularis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 |
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Typhlops flavescens Bibron & Bory (Hahn 1980) |
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1864 | |
Typhlops syriacus Jan (Hahn 1980) |
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Typhlops persicus Blanford (Hahn 1980) |
Remarks:
Reported from Uttar Pradesh (India) by Yadav, Khan & Khan (2017), presumably based on a misidentification.
No other publication supports the presence of this species so far east of the nearest known locality.
Jelic (2014) suggested that vouchered records from Croatia are based on introductions and that the species does not occur naturally in the country.
Distribution:
Afghanistan,
Albania,
Armenia,
Azerbaijan,
Bulgaria,
Croatia
(incl.
Dugi Otok Island),
Cyprus,
Georgia,
Greece
(incl.
Aegean Islands
[incl.
Dodecanese Islands
(incl.
Rhodes)]),
Iran,
Iraq,
Montenegro,
North Macedonia,
Russia,
Syria,
Tajikistan,
Turkey
(incl.
European Turkey),
Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan.
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Xerotyphlops vermicularis
© Henrik Bringsøe
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Xerotyphlops wilsoni
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Persian Blind Snake
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Persische Blindschlange
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Persisk Ormeslange
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Typhlops wilsoni Wall |
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Xerotyphlops wilsoni Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 |
Distribution:
Iran.
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