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词条 Anomalepididae
释义

  1. Description

  2. Geographic range

  3. Genera

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. External links

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| image =
| image_caption = Helminthophis flavoterminatus
| taxon = Anomalepididae
| authority = Taylor, 1939
| synonyms = * Anomalepidae - Taylor, 1939
  • Anomalepidinae - Amaral, 1954
  • Anomalepididae - Robb & H.M. Smith, 1966[1]

}}

Common names: primitive blind snakes,[2] dawn blind snakes.

The Anomalepididae are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in Central and South America. They are similar to Typhlopidae, except that some species possess a single tooth in the lower jaw. Currently, 4 genera and 15 species are recognized.[2]

Description

These are small snakes, usually less than {{convert|30|cm|in|abbr=on}} in length, with blunt heads and short, blunt tails. They are mainly burrowing snakes and due to their life style their eyes are vestigial.

Geographic range

Found in Southern Central America to northwestern South America. Disjust populations in northeastern and southeastern South America.[1]

Genera

Genus[2]Taxon author[2]Species[2]Common nameGeographic range[1]
AnomalepisTJan, 18604From southern in Central America in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, to northwestern South America in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
HelminthophisPeters, 18603From southern in Central America in Costa Rica and Panama, to northwestern South America in Colombia and Venezuela. Possibly, one species has been introduced in Mauritius.
LiotyphlopsPeters, 18817Central and South America from Costa Rica south to Paraguay.
TyphlophisFitzinger, 18431Along the Atlantic coast of South America from the Guyanas to Pará in northern Brazil. Also on the island of Trinidad.
T) Type genus.[1]

See also

  • List of anomalepidid species and subspecies
  • {{c|Anomalepididae by common name}}
  • {{c|Anomalepididae by taxonomic synonyms}}
  • List of snakes, overview of all snake genera.

References

1. ^McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume).
2. ^{{ITIS |id=209621 |taxon=Anomalepididae |accessdate=29 August 2007}}

External links

{{Commons}}
  • {{NRDB family|page=anomalepidae.php|family=Anomalepidae|date=3 November|year=2008}}
{{Snake_families}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q178350}}

3 : Anomalepididae|Snake families|Taxa named by Edward Harrison Taylor

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