Trilepida
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| Trilepida | |
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| Big-scaled blind snake (Trilepida macrolepis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Subfamily: | Epictinae |
| Genus: | Trilepida Hedges, 2011 |
Trilepida is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae.
Species in the genus Trilepida are native to northern South America and Panama.[1]
Taxonomy
All of the species in the genus Trilepida were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.