The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes.[2] They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands.[3] The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing structure. They live underground in burrows, and since they have no use for vision, their eyes are mostly vestigial. They have light-detecting black eye spots, and teeth occur in the upper jaw. Typhlopids do not have dislocatable lower jaw articulations restricting them to prey smaller than their oral aperture.[4] The tail ends with a horn-like scale. Most of these species are oviparous. Currently, 18 genera are recognized containing over 200 species.[2][5]
They are found in most tropical and many subtropical regions all over the world, particularly in Africa, Asia, islands in the Pacific, tropical America, and southeastern Europe.[1]
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^Shine, Richard (2007). Australian Snakes, a Natural History. Chatswood, New South Wales: New Holland Publishers. 224 pp. ISBN978-1-876334-25-3.
^Webb, Jonathan K.; Branch, William R.; Shine, Richard (2001). "Dietary Habits and Reproductive Biology of Typhlopid Snakes from Southern Africa". Journal of Herpetology. 35 (4): 558–567. doi:10.2307/1565893. ISSN 0022-1511. JSTOR 1565893.
^Pyron, Robert Alexander; Burbrink, Frank T.; Wiens, John J. (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 93–145. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93. PMC3682911. PMID 23627680.
^Poinar, George O.; Poinar, Roberta (1999). The Amber Forest: A Reconstruction of a Vanished World. Princeton University Press. ISBN978-0-691-05728-6.
^Broadley, Donald G. [in French] & Wallach, Van (2009). "A review of the eastern and southern African blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae), excluding Letheobia Cope, with the description of two new genera and a new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2255: 1–100. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2255.1.1.
^Resurrected for a reclassified Rhinotyphlops acutus by Wallach (2003). Wallach, Van & Pauwels, Olivier S. G. [in French] (2004). "Typhlops lazelli, a new species of Chinese blindsnake from Hong Kong (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Breviora. 512 (512): 1–21. doi:10.3099/0006-9698(2004)512[1:TLANSO]2.0.CO;2.
^Resurrected by Broadley & Wallach (2007). Wallach, Van; Brown, R.M. [in French]; Diesmos, A.C. [in French] & Gee, G.V.A. (2007). "An enigmatic new species of blind snake from Luzon Island, northern Philippines, with a synopsis of the genus Acutotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)" (PDF). Journal of Herpetology. 41 (4): 690–702. doi:10.1670/206-5.1. S2CID 7385343.
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The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes 2 They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa Asia the Americas and all mainland Australia and various islands 3 The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel like burrowing structure They live underground in burrows and since they have no use for vision their eyes are mostly vestigial They have light detecting black eye spots and teeth occur in the upper jaw Typhlopids do not have dislocatable lower jaw articulations restricting them to prey smaller than their oral aperture 4 The tail ends with a horn like scale Most of these species are oviparous Currently 18 genera are recognized containing over 200 species 2 5 TyphlopidaeIndotyphlops braminusScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass ReptiliaOrder SquamataSuborder SerpentesInfraorder ScolecophidiaSuperfamily TyphlopoideaFamily TyphlopidaeMerrem 1820SynonymsTyphlopidae Merrem 1820 Typhlopina J P Muller 1832 Typhlopsidae Gray 1845 Typhlopidae Jan 1863 Typhlopidae de Witte 1962 1 Contents 1 Geographic range 2 Fossil record 3 Genera 3 1 Former genera 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeographic range EditThey are found in most tropical and many subtropical regions all over the world particularly in Africa Asia islands in the Pacific tropical America and southeastern Europe 1 Fossil record EditPossible Typhlopid skin has been identified in Dominican amber 6 Genera EditGenus 2 Taxon author 2 Species 2 Common name Geographic range 1 Acutotyphlops Wallach 1995 5 Eastern Papua New Guinea and the Solomon IslandsAfrotyphlops Broadley amp Wallach 2009 7 29 sub Saharan AfricaAmerotyphlops Hedges Marion Lipp Marin amp Vidal 2014 19 Mexico through South AmericaAnilios Gray 1845 48 Australia and New Guinea Antillotyphlops Hedges Marion Lipp Marin amp Vidal 2014 12 Caribbean islandsArgyrophis Gray 1845 12 AsiaCubatyphlops Hedges Marion Lipp Marin amp Vidal 2014 12 Caribbean islandsCyclotyphlops Bosch amp Ineich 1994 1 Indonesia Selatan Province southern SulawesiGrypotyphlops W Peters 1881 8 1 peninsular IndiaIndotyphlops Hedges Marion Lipp Marin amp Vidal 2014 23 AsiaLetheobia Cope 1869 9 37 Africa and the Middle EastMadatyphlops Hedges Marion Lipp Marin amp Vidal 2014 15 Madagascar the Comoro Islands MauritiusMalayotyphlops Hedges Marion Lipp Marin amp Vidal 2014 12 the Philippines and IndonesiaRamphotyphlops Fitzinger 1843 22 long tailed blind snakes 2 southern and southeast Asia as well as many islands in the southern Pacific OceanRhinotyphlops Fitzinger 1843 7 AfricaSundatyphlops Hedges Marion Lipp Marin amp Vidal 2014 1 Indonesia and East TimorTyphlopsT Oppel 1811 20 the West IndiesXerotyphlops Hedges Marion Lipp Marin amp Vidal 2014 6 PalearcticT Type genus 1 Former genera Edit Xenotyphlops formerly classified in the Typhlopidae is now classed in the Xenotyphlopidae See also EditList of typhlopid species and subspeciesReferences Edit a b c d McDiarmid RW Campbell JA Toure TA 1999 Snake Species of the World A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference Volume 1 Washington District of Columbia Herpetologists League 511 pp ISBN 1 893777 00 6 series ISBN 1 893777 01 4 volume a b c d e f Typhlopidae Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 14 August 2007 Shine Richard 2007 Australian Snakes a Natural History Chatswood New South Wales New Holland Publishers 224 pp ISBN 978 1 876334 25 3 Webb Jonathan K Branch William R Shine Richard 2001 Dietary Habits and Reproductive Biology of Typhlopid Snakes from Southern Africa Journal of Herpetology 35 4 558 567 doi 10 2307 1565893 ISSN 0022 1511 JSTOR 1565893 Pyron Robert Alexander Burbrink Frank T Wiens John J 2013 A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata including 4161 species of lizards and snakes BMC Evolutionary Biology 13 1 93 145 doi 10 1186 1471 2148 13 93 PMC 3682911 PMID 23627680 Poinar George O Poinar Roberta 1999 The Amber Forest A Reconstruction of a Vanished World Princeton University Press ISBN 978 0 691 05728 6 Broadley Donald G in French amp Wallach Van 2009 A review of the eastern and southern African blind snakes Serpentes Typhlopidae excluding Letheobia Cope with the description of two new genera and a new species PDF Zootaxa 2255 1 100 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 2255 1 1 Resurrected for a reclassified Rhinotyphlops acutus by Wallach 2003 Wallach Van amp Pauwels Olivier S G in French 2004 Typhlops lazelli a new species of Chinese blindsnake from Hong Kong Serpentes Typhlopidae Breviora 512 512 1 21 doi 10 3099 0006 9698 2004 512 1 TLANSO 2 0 CO 2 Resurrected by Broadley amp Wallach 2007 Wallach Van Brown R M in French Diesmos A C in French amp Gee G V A 2007 An enigmatic new species of blind snake from Luzon Island northern Philippines with a synopsis of the genus Acutotyphlops Serpentes Typhlopidae PDF Journal of Herpetology 41 4 690 702 doi 10 1670 206 5 1 S2CID 7385343 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Typhlopidae Typhlopidae at the Reptarium cz Reptile Database Accessed 3 November 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