Leptotyphlopinae
Subfamily of snakes
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Leptotyphlopinae (commonly called slender blind snakes or threadsnakes) are a subfamily of snakes found in equatorial Africa.[1]
| Leptotyphlopinae | |
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| Leptotyphlops distanti | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Subfamily: | Leptotyphlopinae Hedges, Adalsteinsson & Branch, 2009 |
Taxonomy
- Genus Epacrophis [Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009] (3 species)
- Genus Leptotyphlops [Fitzinger, 1843] (21 species)
- Genus Myriopholis [Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009] (23 species)
- Genus Namibiana [Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branc, 2009] (5 species)