Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Typhlophis squamosus Higher classification Typhlophis Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
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Genus TyphlophisFitzinger, 1843 Similar Liotyphlops, Helminthophis, Anomalepididae, Scaled reptiles, Liotyphlops albirostris | ||
Typhlophis is a monotypic genus created for the blind snake species, T. squamosus, found along the Atlantic coast of South America from the Guianas to Pará in Brazil, as well as in Trinidad. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Geographic range
Found in the Atlantic coastal lowlands of South America in Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana as far south as the state of Pará in Brazil. Also found on the island of Trinidad. The type locality given is "Cayenne" (French Guiana).
References
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