Typhlopidae
Eurasian Blind Snake
Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Merrem, 1820)
Xerotyphlops vermicularis is a small, earthworm-like European blind snake with little differentiation between its head, body, and tail.
Syrian Blind Snake
Xerotyphlops syriacus (Jan, 1864)
Xerotyphlops syriacus, the Syrian/Levantine blind snake, is a nonvenomous fossorial insectivore found in parts of the Levant and Egypt.
Southern Blind Snake
Anilios australis Gray, 1845
The southern blind snake Anilios australis is an oviparous, Australian-endemic blind snake in the family Typhlopidae.
Dark-spined Blind Snake
Anilios bicolor (Peters, 1858)
Anilios bicolor is a snake averaging 42 cm long, found across parts of southern mainland Australia.
Prong-snouted Blind Snake
Anilios bituberculatus (Peters, 1863)
Anilios bituberculatus, the prong-snouted blind snake, is a small arid-adapted blind snake native to southern Australia.
Blackish Blind Snake
Anilios nigrescens Gray, 1845
Anilios nigrescens is a small burrowing blind snake often mistaken for earthworms, native to ... wait no, no distribution, so correct: Anilios nigrescens is a small burrowing blind snake that is commonly mistaken for earthworms.
Brahminy Blindsnake
Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)
Indotyphlops braminus is the smallest known snake, a parthenogenetic blind snake native to Africa and Asia, introduced globally.
Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake
Rhinotyphlops lalandei (Schlegel, 1839)
Rhinotyphlops lalandei is a burrowing blind snake found across Southern Africa in multiple habitats, that lays small clutches of eggs.
Bibron's Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops bibronii (Smith, 1846)
Afrotyphlops bibronii is a heavy-bodied blind snake native to southern Africa, an oviparous species that may guard its eggs.
Zambezi Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops mucruso (Peters, 1854)
Afrotyphlops mucruso is a Typhlopidae snake species commonly called the African giant blind snake.
Schlegel’s Beaked blind snake
Afrotyphlops schlegelii (Bianconi, 1849)
Afrotyphlops schlegelii is a blind snake species with three color phases found across eastern and southern Africa.
Beaked Blind Snake
Grypotyphlops acutus (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Grypotyphlops acutus is a harmless endemic blind snake species, the only member of its genus, found in peninsular India.
Reticulate Worm Snake
Amerotyphlops reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Amerotyphlops reticulatus, the reticulate worm snake, is a Typhlopidae snake found in northern South America.
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