Liotyphlops

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Liotyphlops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Liotyphlops
Peters, 1881
Synonyms
  • Rhinotyphlops - Peters, 1857
  • Liotyphlops - Peters, 1881[1]
Common names: (none).

Liotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes found in Central and South America. Currently, 7 species are recognized.[2]

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[edit] Geographic range

Found in Central and South America from Costa Rica to Paraguay.[1]

[edit] Species

Species[2] Authority[2] Common name Geographic range[1]
L. albirostrisT (Peters, 1857) Southern Central America, including Costa Rica and Panama, and northern South America in Colombia, Ecuador and north-central Venezuela. Also found on the island of Curaçao.
L. anops (Cope, 1899) Colombia in the departments of Meta, Santander and Cundinamarca.
L. argaleus Dixon & Kofron, 1984 Colombia: Cundinamarca Department.
L. beui (Amaral, 1924) Brazil (from Pará to Mato Grosso), eastern Paraguay and Argentina.
L. schubarti Vanzolini, 1948 Brazil: Pirassununga in São Paulo.
L. ternetzii (Boulenger, 1896) Brazil (Pará, Goiás, São Paulo and Mato Grosso) and Paraguay.
L. wilderi (Garman, 1883) Brazil in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.

*) Not including the nominate subspecies (typical form).
T) Type species.[1]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ a b c Liotyphlops (TSN 209624). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 29 August 2007.

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