Scolecophidia
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 Brahminy blind snake,
Ramphotyphlops braminus |
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- Common names: blind snakes, thread snakes.[2]
The Scolecophidia is an infraorder[2] of snakes. They range in size from 10-100 cm in length, but may only be as small as 2 mm. All are fossorial.[3] Currently, 3 families and 12 genera are recognized.[2]
[edit] Families
| Family[2] | Authority[2] | Genera[2] | Common name[2] | Geographic range[1] |
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| Anomalepididae | Taylor, 1939 | 4 | Primitive blind snakes | Southern Central America and South America. |
| Leptotyphlopidae | Stejneger, 1892 | 2 | Slender blind snakes | Africa, western Asia and the Americas. |
| Typhlopidae | Merrem, 1820 | 6 | Long-tailed blind snakes | Most tropical and many subtropical regions all over the world. |
[edit] See also
- Infraorder Alethinophidia - All other snakes.
- List of snakes - Overview of all snake genera.
[edit] References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c d e f g Scolecophidia (TSN 634389). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 14 August 2007.
- ^ Scolecophidia at Palaeos. Accessed 14 August 2007.
