| Antillotyphlops | |
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| Antillotyphlops platycephalus, flathead worm snake | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Antillotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014 |
Antillotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
The 12 species of the genus Antillotyphlops are found on Caribbean islands. [1]
The following species are recognized as being valid. [1]
Nota bene A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Antillotyphlops.
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Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology49: 1-61. (Antillotyphlops, new genus, pp. 44–46).