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Eurasian Blind Snake
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
Typhlopidae

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
Typhlopidae

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
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
Typhlopidae

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
Typhlopidae

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
Typhlopidae

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
Typhlopidae

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
Typhlopidae

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
Typhlopidae

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
Typhlopidae

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
Typhlopidae

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
Typhlopidae

Reticulate Worm Snake

Amerotyphlops reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Amerotyphlops reticulatus, the reticulate worm snake, is a Typhlopidae snake found in northern South America.

Black-headed Python
Pythonidae

Black-headed Python

Aspidites melanocephalus (Krefft, 1864)

Aspidites melanocephalus is an Australian oviparous snake with a distinct black head, found across the northern half of the country.

Woma Python
Pythonidae

Woma Python

Aspidites ramsayi (Macleay, 1882)

Aspidites ramsayi is a Australian python species that is oviparous and grows to around 1.5m in total length.

Spotted Python
Pythonidae

Spotted Python

Antaresia maculosa (Peters, 1873)

Antaresia maculosa, the spotted python, is the largest and oldest species of the Antaresia genus, found in Australia and southern New Guinea.

Children's Python
Pythonidae

Children's Python

Antaresia childreni (Gray, 1842)

Antaresia childreni (Children's python) is a small Australian python with a distinct polymorphic variant, Stimson's python.

Indian Python
Pythonidae

Indian Python

Python molurus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Python molurus, the Indian rock python, is a non-venomous python native to most of the Indian subcontinent.

African Rock Python
Pythonidae

African Rock Python

Python sebae (Gmelin, 1789)

This is a detailed description of Python sebae, the Central African rock python, covering size, appearance, range, habitat, and reproduction.

Ball Python
Pythonidae

Ball Python

Python regius (Shaw, 1802)

Python regius, the ball python, is a non-biting African snake popular in the pet trade, with documented parthenogenesis.

Malaysian Blood Python
Pythonidae

Malaysian Blood Python

Python brongersmai Stull, 1938

Python brongersmai is a nonvenomous python species native to the forests and swamps of Southeast Asia.

Southern African Python
Pythonidae

Southern African Python

Python natalensis Smith, 1840

This is a description of the Southern African rock python, Python natalensis, comparing its physical traits to the Central African rock python.

Burmese Python
Pythonidae

Burmese Python

Python bivittatus Kuhl, 1820

Python bivittatus, the Burmese python, is a large non-venomous snake native to South and Southeast Asia.

Carpet Python
Pythonidae

Carpet Python

Morelia spilota (Lacépède, 1804)

Morelia spilota is a large Australian and New Guinean python species with variable patterning and female maternal egg care.

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