| Myriopholis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Subfamily: | Leptotyphlopinae |
| Genus: | Myriopholis Hedges, Adalsteinsson & Branch, 2009 |
Myriopholis is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. [1] Most of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops .
The genus contains the following species: [1]
Nota bene : A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Myriopholis.
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