Typhlops
Genus of snakes
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::summary Genus of snakes ::
| image = AB069 Typhlops Head.JPG | taxon = Typhlops | authority = Oppel, 1811 | display_parents = 4 | synonyms = *Typhlops Oppel, 1811
- Tiphlops Rafinesque, 1815
- Typhlops — Hemprich, 1820
- Typhlos Bonaparte, 1831
- Aspidorhynchus Fitzinger, 1843
- Gerrhopilus Fitzinger, 1843
- Ophthalmidion A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
- Cathetorhinus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
- Anilios Gray, 1845
- Argyrophis Gray, 1845
- Meditoria Gray, 1845
- Typhlops — Gistel, 1846
- Diaphorotyphlops Jan in Jan & Sordelli, 1860
- Typhlops — Boulenger, 1893
- Typhlops — M.A. Smith, 1922
- Ophthalmidium Loveridge, 1957
Typhlops is a genus of blind snakes in the family Typhlopidae. The genus is endemic to the West Indies. Some species which were formerly placed in the genus Typhlops have been moved to the genera Afrotyphlops, Amerotyphlops, Anilios, Antillotyphlops, Argyrophis, Cubatyphlops, Indotyphlops, Letheobia, Madatyphlops, Malayotyphlops, and Xerotyphlops.
Species
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| Species | Taxon author | Subsp.* | Common name | Geographic range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. agoralionis | Thomas & Hedges, 2007 | 0 | la Hotte blind snake | |
| T. capitulatus | Richmond, 1964 | 0 | Haitian pale-lipped blind snake, Richmond's worm snake | |
| T. eperopeus | Thomas & Hedges, 2007 | 0 | Bahoruco blind snake | |
| T. gonavensis | Richmond, 1964 | 0 | Gonâve Island worm snake | |
| T. guadeloupensis | Richmond, 1966 | 0 | Guadeloupe blind snake, Guadeloupe worm snake | |
| T. hectus | Thomas, 1974 | 0 | Tiburon Peninsula blind snake, Thomas's worm snake | |
| T. jamaicensis | (Shaw, 1802) | 0 | Jamaican blind snake, Jamaica worm snake | |
| T. leptolepis | Domínguez, Fong & Iturriaga, 2013 | 0 | ||
| *T. lumbricalis*T | (Linnaeus, 1758) | 0 | earthworm blind snake | |
| T. oxyrhinus | Domínguez & Díaz, 2011 | 0 | ||
| T. pachyrhinus | Domínguez & Díaz, 2011 | 0 | ||
| T. proancylops | Thomas & Hedges, 2007 | 0 | La Selle blind snake | |
| T. pusillus | Barbour, 1914 | 0 | Hispaniola worm snake | |
| T. rostellatus | Stejneger, 1904 | 0 | Puerto Rican worm snake | |
| T. schwartzi | Thomas, 1989 | 0 | Schwartz's worm snake | |
| T. silus | Legler, 1959 | 0 | ||
| T. sulcatus | Cope, 1868 | 0 | island worm snake | |
| T. sylleptor | Thomas & Hedges, 2007 | 0 | Pestel blind snake | |
| T. syntherus | Thomas, 1965 | 0 | Barahona Peninsula blind snake, Barahona worm snake | |
| T. tetrathyreus | Thomas, 1989 | 0 | Haitian worm snake | |
| T. titanops | Thomas, 1989 | 0 | titan worm snake | |
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*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
T) Type species.
References
References
- [[:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid. McDiarmid RW]], [[Jonathan A. Campbell. Campbell JA]], Touré T (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN. 1-893777-00-6 (series). {{ISBN. 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
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