Epictinae
Epictinae (commonly called slender blind snakes or threadsnakes) are a subfamily of snakes found in the New World and equatorial Africa. Members of this subfamily tend to have short, thick tails, and the fewest subcaudal scales. It comprises two tribes, three subtribes, nine genera, and 86 species.
10 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 89 known species
Rena
genusRena
Epictia
genusEpictia
Trilepida
genusTrilepida
Siagonodon
genusSiagonodon
Tetracheilostoma
genusTetracheilostoma
Habrophallos
genusHabrophallos
Tricheilostoma
genusTricheilostoma
Mitophis
genusMitophis
Rhinoguinea
genusRhinoguinea
Rhinoleptus
genusRhinoleptus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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