Typhlopidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Squamata. The family contains 13 accepted species worldwide.
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Rhinotyphlops lalandei (Schlegel, 1839)
Rhinotyphlops lalandei is a burrowing blind snake found across Southern Africa i…
Anilios bituberculatus (Peters, 1863)
Anilios bituberculatus, the prong-snouted blind snake, is a small arid-adapted b…
Grypotyphlops acutus (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Grypotyphlops acutus is a harmless endemic blind snake species, the only member …
Afrotyphlops schlegelii (Bianconi, 1849)
Afrotyphlops schlegelii is a blind snake species with three color phases found a…
Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Merrem, 1820)
Xerotyphlops vermicularis is a small, earthworm-like European blind snake with l…
Xerotyphlops syriacus (Jan, 1864)
Xerotyphlops syriacus, the Syrian/Levantine blind snake, is a nonvenomous fossor…
Afrotyphlops bibronii (Smith, 1846)
Afrotyphlops bibronii is a heavy-bodied blind snake native to southern Africa, a…
Anilios nigrescens Gray, 1845
Anilios nigrescens is a small burrowing blind snake often mistaken for earthworm…
Anilios bicolor (Peters, 1858)
Anilios bicolor is a snake averaging 42 cm long, found across parts of southern …
Anilios australis Gray, 1845
The southern blind snake Anilios australis is an oviparous, Australian-endemic b…
Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)
Indotyphlops braminus is the smallest known snake, a parthenogenetic blind snake…
Amerotyphlops reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Amerotyphlops reticulatus, the reticulate worm snake, is a Typhlopidae snake fou…
Typhlopidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. Afrotyphlops schlegelii (Bianconi, 1849) occurs in three distinct color phases: uniform, blotched, and striped. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Typhlopidae is classified in the order , class Squamata, phylum Chordata. The eyes are distinct, and positioned below the suture between the preocular and ocular scales.
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