Liotyphlops
Genus of blind snakes
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Liotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes in the family Anomalepididae. The genus is native to Central America and South America. Currently, 12 species are recognized as valid.[2][3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Anomalepididae |
| Genus: | Liotyphlops W. Peters, 1881 |
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Geographic range
Species of Liotyphlops occur in Central America and South America, from Costa Rica southward to Paraguay.[1]
Taxonomy
Head scutellation characters are important for the identification of Liotyphlops species based on external morphology. The genus is characterized by fossorial and cryptozooic habits and is primarily nocturnal.
Species
The following species are recognized as valid within the genus Liotyphlops.[2][1]
| Species | Taxon author | Common name | Geographic range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liotyphlops albirostris T | (W. Peters, 1857) | — | Southern Central America (including Costa Rica and Panama) and northern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, and north-central Venezuela). Also found on Curaçao. |
| Liotyphlops anops | (Cope, 1899) | — | Colombia (departments of Meta, Santander, and Cundinamarca). |
| Liotyphlops argaleus | Dixon & Kofron, 1984 | — | Colombia (Cundinamarca Department). |
| Liotyphlops bondensis | (Griffin, 1916) | Armando’s blindsnake | Colombia |
| Liotyphlops caissara | Centeno, Sawaya & Germano, 2010 | — | Brazil |
| Liotyphlops haadi | Silva-Haad, Franco & Maldonado, 2008 | — | Colombia |
| Liotyphlops palauophis | Marra Santos, 2023 | — | Colombia |
| Liotyphlops schubarti | Vanzolini, 1948 | — | Brazil (Pirassununga, São Paulo). |
| Liotyphlops taylori | Marra-Santos & Reis, 2018 | — | Brazil (Mato Grosso). |
| Liotyphlops ternetzii | (Boulenger, 1896) | — | Brazil (Pará, Goiás, São Paulo, and Mato Grosso), Paraguay, and Uruguay. |
| Liotyphlops trefauti | Freire, Caramasche & Suzart Argôlo, 2007 | — | Brazil |
| Liotyphlops wilderi | (Garman, 1883) | — | Brazil (Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro). |
T = Type species[1]
Nota bene: A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liotyphlops.