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Blind snakes
Typhlops
Typhlops is a genus of blind snakes found in Europe, Africa, Asia and Central and South America. Currently, 120 species are recognized, accounting for over half of the species in the family Typhlopidae. Common names include: blind snakes, blindsnakes.
20 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 20 known species
Jamaica Worm Snake
speciesTyphlops jamaicensis
Puerto Rican Worm Snake
speciesTyphlops rostellatus
Hispaniola Worm Snake
speciesTyphlops pusillus
Earthworm Blind Snake
speciesTyphlops lumbricalis
Schwartz' Worm Snake
speciesTyphlops schwartzi
Gonave Island Worm Snake
speciesTyphlops gonavensis
Tiburon Peninsula Blindsnake
speciesTyphlops hectus
Barahona Peninsula Blindsnake
speciesTyphlops syntherus
Island Worm Snake
speciesTyphlops sulcatus
Bahoruco Blindsnake
speciesTyphlops eperopeus
La Selle Blindsnake
speciesTyphlops proancylops
Pestel Blindsnake
speciesTyphlops sylleptor
Haitian Pale-Lipped Blindsnake
speciesTyphlops capitulatus
Titan Worm Snake
speciesTyphlops titanops
Typhlops leptolepis
speciesTyphlops leptolepis
Typhlops oxyrhinus
speciesTyphlops oxyrhinus
Typhlops pachyrhinus
speciesTyphlops pachyrhinus
Typhlops silus
speciesTyphlops silus
Haitian Worm Snake
speciesTyphlops tetrathyreus
La Hotte Blindsnake
speciesTyphlops agoralionis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32558.