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Myriopholis
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Myriopholis

Myriopholis is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. Most of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.

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25 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 25 known species

Hook-snouted worm snake

speciesMyriopholis macrorhyncha

Long-tailed Thread Snake

speciesMyriopholis longicauda

Gambia Blind Snake

speciesMyriopholis algeriensis

Sahel Thread Snake

speciesMyriopholis narirostris

Nurse's Blind Snake

speciesMyriopholis nursii

Cairo Blind Snake

speciesMyriopholis cairi

Ionides’ worm snake

speciesMyriopholis ionidesi

Sindh Thread Snake

speciesMyriopholis blanfordii

Boulenger's Blind Snake

speciesMyriopholis macrura

Wilson's Blind Snake

speciesMyriopholis wilsoni

Lanza's Worm Snake

speciesMyriopholis lanzai

Roux-Estève’s Worm Snake

speciesMyriopholis rouxestevae

Parker’s worm snake

speciesMyriopholis parkeri

White-bellied worm snake

speciesMyriopholis albiventer

Bouet’s worm snake

speciesMyriopholis boueti

Scortecci’s Blind Snake

speciesMyriopholis braccianii

Tana worm snake

speciesMyriopholis tanae

Myriopholis perreti

speciesMyriopholis perreti

Adler’s worm snake

speciesMyriopholis adleri

Myriopholis occipitalis

speciesMyriopholis occipitalis

Myriopholis mackayi

speciesMyriopholis mackayi

Eritrean Worm Snake

speciesMyriopholis erythraeus

Socotra Island Blind Snake

speciesMyriopholis filiformis

Arabian Blind Snake

speciesMyriopholis burii

Yemen Blind Snake

speciesMyriopholis yemenica

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