| Anomalepis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Anomalepididae |
| Genus: | Anomalepis Jan, 1860 |
| Synonyms | |
Anomalepis is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes found in Central and South America. Currently, 4 monotypic species are recognized. [2]
Found from southern Central America in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, to northwestern South America in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. [1]
| Species [2] | Taxon author [2] | Common name | Geographic range [1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anomalepis aspinosus | Taylor, 1939 | Peru. | |
| Anomalepis colombia | Marx, 1953 | Colombia. | |
| Anomalepis flavapices | Peters, 1957 | Northwestern Ecuador. | |
| Anomalepis mexicana T | Jan, 1860 | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Peru. | |
T) Type species. [1]
The Anomalepididae are a family of nonvenomous snakes, native to Central and South America. They are similar to Typhlopidae, except that some species possess a single tooth in the lower jaw. Currently, four genera and 15 species are recognized. Common names include primitive blind snake and dawn blind snake.
The Leptotyphlopidae are a family of snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites. Two subfamilies are recognized.
The Aniliidae are a monotypic family created for the monotypic genus Anilius that contains the single species Anilius scytale. Common names include the American pipe snake and false coral snake. It is found in South America. This snake possesses a vestigial pelvic girdle that is visible as a pair of cloacal spurs. It is ovoviviparous. It is non-venomous, and its diet consists mainly of amphibians and other reptiles. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
Amerotyphlops brongersmianus, known commonly as Brongersma's worm snake or the South American striped blindsnake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to South America and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. No subspecies are currently recognized.
The Tropidophiidae, common name dwarf boas or thunder snakes, are a family of nonvenomous snakes found from Mexico and the West Indies south to southeastern Brazil. These are small to medium-sized fossorial snakes, some with beautiful and striking color patterns. Currently, two living genera, containing 34 species, are recognized. Two other genera were once considered to be tropidophiids but are now known to be more closely related to the boids, and are classified in the subfamily Ungaliophiinae. There are a relatively large number of fossil snakes that have been described as tropidophiids, but which of these are more closely related to Tropidophis and Trachyboa and which are more closely related to Ungaliophis and Exiliboa is unknown.
Ungaliophis is a genus of dwarf boas found from southern Mexico to Colombia. Currently, two species are recognized.
Tropidophis, common name Caribbean dwarf boas, wood snakes or West Indian wood snakes, is a genus of dwarf boas endemic to the West Indies and South America. Currently, either 17 or 33 species are recognized, depending on the authority.
Trachyboa is a genus of nonvenomous dwarf boas endemic to Central and South America. They are largely terrestrial, fish-eating snakes that inhabit tropical lowlands. Two species are recognized.
Helminthophis is a genus of non-venomous blind snakes found in southern Central America and northwestern South America. Currently, 3 monotypic species are recognized.
Liotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes in the family Anomalepididae. The genus is native to Central America and South America. It contains 12 species that are recognized as being valid.
Typhlophis is a monotypic genus created for the blind snake species, Typhlophis 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.
Anomalepis aspinosus is a species of snake in the Anomalepididae family.It is endemic to Peru, being seen once in history, in 1939 by Edward Harrison Taylor.
Anomalepis colombia is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae. It is endemic to Colombia and only known from the holotype collected in Caldas.
Anomalepis flavapices is a species of snake in the Anomalepididae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Anomalepis mexicana is a species of snake in the Anomalepididae family.
Liotyphlops albirostris is a species of snake in the Anomalepididae family. It is endemic to Central America. The snake has been reported from Colombia, Curaçao, Panama and Venezuela.
Liotyphlops schubarti is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae. The species is endemic to Brazil.
The Rio Grande do Sul blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to southern South America.
Namibiana occidentalis, also known as the western threadsnake or western worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is found in Namibia and north-western South Africa.
Anilios australis, or the southern blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
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