| Mitophis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Subfamily: | Epictinae |
| Genus: | Mitophis Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009 |
Mitophis is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops . All members of this genus are endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).
The genus contains the following species: [1]
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.
Rena humilis, known commonly as the western blind snake, the western slender blind snake, or the western threadsnake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Six subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.
Leptotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes, in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is endemic to and found throughout Africa. Eleven species have been moved to the genus Trilepida, and other species have been moved to the genera Epacrophis, Epictia, Mitophis, Myriopholis, Namibiana, Rena, Siagonodon, Tetracheilostoma, and Tricheilostoma.
Tetracheilostoma is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.
The Barbados threadsnake is a species of threadsnake. It is the smallest known snake species. This member of the Leptotyphlopidae family is found on the Caribbean islands of Barbados and Anguilla.
Bailey's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Ecuador.
Mitophis asbolepis is an endangered species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola.
The Samaná threadsnake is a critically endangered species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is endemic to the Samaná Peninsula in the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola.
Amaral's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to South America.
Dugand's blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to South America.
The Haitian border threadsnake is a possibly extinct species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae endemic to Haiti.
The Santander blind snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.
Sundevall's worm snake is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Central Africa and West Africa.
Thomas's blind snake is an endangered species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, where it is found in the Sud-Est Department in Haiti and Pedernales Province in the Dominican Republic.
Epictinae are a subfamily of snakes found in the New World and equatorial Africa. Members of this subfamily tend to have short, thick tails, and the fewest subcaudal scales. It comprises two tribes, three subtribes, ten genera, and 86 species.
Trilepida is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Leptotyphlopinae are a subfamily of snakes found in equatorial Africa.
Namibiana is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.
Myriopholis is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. Most of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.
John Paul Richard Thomas is an American taxonomist and systematist, and retired professor of herpetology and evolution at University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras. He described several species new to science, mostly amphibians and reptiles, from throughout the Caribbean islands including the common coquí, the national animal of Puerto Rico.