Xenotyphlops
| Xenotyphlops | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Xenotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Xenotyphlops Wallach & Ineich, 1996 |
| Species | |
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Xenotyphlops is the only genus of the family Xenotyphlopidae, comprising two species. They are found in Madagascar.[1]
Physical characteristics
Members of this genus are distinguishable externally from the Typhlopidae by possessing a greatly enlarged and nearly circular rostral shield. This shield is nearly vertical in a lateral aspect, as a result the two species have a "bull-dozer" appearance. Xenotyphlops species are internally unique in that (1) they lack a tracheal and (2) possess an unexpanded tracheal membrane.[2]
Geographic range
These snakes are found only from the type locality, which is "Madagascar", and the type specimens.[3]
Species
- Xenotyphlops grandidieri
- Xenotyphlops mocquardi
See also
- List of typhlopid species and subspecies.
- Typhlopidae by common name.
- Typhlopidae by taxonomic synonyms.
References
- ↑ "Xenotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Reptile-database.reptarium.cz (retrieved December 1, 2013)
- ↑ McDiarmid,R.W.; Campbell,J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake Species of the World. Vol. 1. Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.