Typhlophis

Typhlophis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Typhlophis
Fitzinger, 1843
Species: T. squamosus
Binomial name
Typhlophis squamosus
(Schlegel, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Typhlophis - Fitzinger, 1843
  • Cephalolepis - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Typhlops squamosus - Schlegel, 1839
  • Cephalolepis leucocephalus - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Typhlops squammosus - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Anilios (?) squamosus - Gary, 1845
  • Cephalolepis squamosus - Jan & Sorselli, 1860
  • Typhlophis squamosus - Boulenger, 1893[1]
Common names: (none).

Typhlophis is a monotypic genus created for the blind snake species, T. squamosus, found along the Atlantic coast of South America from the Guianas to Pará in Brazil, as well as in Trinidad. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

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Geographic range

Found in the Atlantic coastal lowlands of South America in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana as far south as the state of Pará in Brazil. Also found on the island of Trinidad. The type locality given is "Cayenne" (French Guiana).[1]

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References

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ "Typhlophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=209625. Retrieved 29 August 2007. 

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