Scientific name Typhlops Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata | |
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Lower classifications Typhlops vermicularis, Typhlops diardii, Typhlops brongersmianus, Typhlops porrectus, Typhlops monensis | ||
Giant blind snake typhlops schlegelii
Typhlops is a genus of blind snakes found in Europe, Africa, Asia and Central and South America. Currently, 120 species are recognized, accounting for over half of the species in the family Typhlopidae. Common names include: blind snakes, blindsnakes.
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- Giant blind snake typhlops schlegelii
- Worm snake typhlops vermicularis
- Geographic range
- Species
- Gallery
- References
Worm snake typhlops vermicularis
Geographic range
Snakes of this genus are found in southeastern Europe, the Middle East, tropical and subtropical Asia, most of Africa, Madagascar and certain islands of the Indian Ocean, the Philippines, Moluccas, New Guinea, Central America, South America, and the West Indies.
Species
*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
T) Type species.
Gallery
Images of a Typhlops from Binnaguri, North Bengal, India:
References
Typhlops Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA