Typhlopidae is a animal family in the Animalia kingdom, order , class Squamata. The family contains 13 accepted species worldwide.
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Anilios bituberculatus (Peters, 1863)
Anilios bituberculatus, the prong-snouted blind snake, is a small arid-adapted b…
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…
Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)
Indotyphlops braminus is the smallest known snake, a parthenogenetic blind snake…
Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Merrem, 1820)
Xerotyphlops vermicularis is a small, earthworm-like European blind snake with l…
Anilios bicolor (Peters, 1858)
Anilios bicolor is a snake averaging 42 cm long, found across parts of southern …
Afrotyphlops mucruso (Peters, 1854)
Afrotyphlops mucruso is a Typhlopidae snake species commonly called the African …
Anilios australis Gray, 1845
The southern blind snake Anilios australis is an oviparous, Australian-endemic b…
Amerotyphlops reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Amerotyphlops reticulatus, the reticulate worm snake, is a Typhlopidae snake fou…
Afrotyphlops schlegelii (Bianconi, 1849)
Afrotyphlops schlegelii is a blind snake species with three color phases found a…
Anilios nigrescens Gray, 1845
Anilios nigrescens is a small burrowing blind snake often mistaken for earthworm…
Grypotyphlops acutus (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Grypotyphlops acutus is a harmless endemic blind snake species, the only member …
Typhlopidae animals belong to the order in the Animalia kingdom. The eye is distinct, and sits below the suture between the ocular and preocular scales. For instant identification, use the iNature app — AI-powered and works offline.
Typhlopidae is classified in the order , class Squamata, phylum Chordata. Its head and neck are not distinct, so the head and tail look superficially similar.
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