Leptotyphlopinae

	Leptotyphlopinae Leptotyphlopinae (commonly called slender blind snakes or threadsnakes) are a subfamily of snakes found in equatorial Africa." ''Leptotyphlopinae'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org. Taxonomy * Genus ''Epacrophis'' edges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009/small> (3 species) * Genus ''Leptotyphlops'' itzinger, 1843/small> (21 species) * Genus '' Myriopholis'' edges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009/small> (23 species) * Genus ''Namibiana ''Namibiana'' is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus ''Leptotyphlops ''Leptotyphlops'' is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and t ...'' edges, Adalsteinsson, & Branc, 2009/small> (5 species) References {{Taxonbar, from=Q3230114 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoological names with "-inae". See also * International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants * International Code of Zoological Nomenclature * Rank (botany) * Rank (zoology) In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in an ancestral or hereditary hierarchy. A common system consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain. While ... Sources {{biology-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area.Sayre, April Pulley (1999), ''Africa'', Twenty-First Century Books. . With billion people as of , it accounts for about of the world's human population. Africa's population is the youngest amongst all the continents; the median age in 2012 was 19.7, when the worldwide median age was 30.4. Despite a wide range of natural resources, Africa is the least wealthy continent per capita and second-least wealthy by total wealth, behind Oceania. Scholars have attributed this to different factors including geography, climate, tribalism, colonialism, the Cold War, neocolonialism, lack of democracy, and corruption. Despite this low concentration of wealth, recent economic expansion and the large and young population make Afr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Epacrophis ''Epacrophis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus ''Leptotyphlops ''Leptotyphlops'' is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes, in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is endemic to and found throughout Africa. Eleven species have been moved to the genus ...''. Species The genus contains the following species: * '' Epacrophis boulengeri'', Manda flesh-pink blind snake, Lamu worm snake * '' Epacrophis drewesi'', Drewes's worm snake * '' Epacrophis reticulatus'', reticulate blind snake References {{Taxonbar, from=Q2677928 Snake genera Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by William Roy Branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Leptotyphlops ''Leptotyphlops'' is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes, commonly known as slender blind snakes and threadsnakes, in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus is endemic to and found throughout Africa. Eleven species have been moved to the genus ''Trilepida'', and other species have been moved to the genera ''Epacrophis'', ''Epictia'', '' Mitophis'', '' Myriopholis'', ''Namibiana'', '' Rena'', ''Siagonodon'', '' Tetracheilostoma'', and ''Tricheilostoma''. Description Most species of ''Leptotyphlops'' look much like shiny earthworms. They are generally black, grey, or blackish-brown and their scales give them a segmented appearance. Their common name comes from the fact that their eyes are greatly reduced almost to the point of uselessness, and hidden behind a protective head scale. The species which are called thread snakes are so named because of their very narrow, long bodies. Behavior All blind snakes including those of the genus ''Leptotyphlops'' are burrowing snakes, spend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Myriopholis ''Myriopholis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. Most of the species were previously placed in the genus ''Leptotyphlops''. Species The genus contains the following species: '' Myriopholis adleri'' – Adler's worm snake '' Myriopholis albiventer'' – white-bellied worm snake '' Myriopholis algeriensis'' '' Myriopholis blanfordi'' – Sindh threadsnake, Blanford's worm snake '' Myriopholis boueti'' – Bouet's worm snake '' Myriopholis braccianii'' – Scortecci's blind snake, Bracciani's worm snake '' Myriopholis burii'' – Arabian blind snake, Bury's worm snake '' Myriopholis cairi'' – Cairo blind snake '' Myriopholis erythraeus'' – Eritrean worm snake '' Myriopholis filiformis'' – Socotra Island blind snake '' Myriopholis ionidesi'' – Ionides's worm snake '' Myriopholis lanzai'' '' Myriopholis longicauda'' – long-tailed threadsnake ''Myriopholis macrorhyncha'' – hook-snouted worm snake, long-nosed worm snake '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Namibiana ''Namibiana'' is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus ''Leptotyphlops''. Species The genus contains the following species: * ''Namibiana gracilior'', slender threadsnake, slender worm snake * ''Namibiana labialis'', Damara threadsnake * '' Namibiana latifrons'', Benguela worm snake, Sternfeld's threadsnake * ''Namibiana occidentalis ''Namibiana occidentalis'', also known as the western threadsnake or western worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Refere ...'', western threadsnake, western worm snake * '' Namibiana rostrata'', Bocage's blind snake, Angolan beaked threadsnake References {{Taxonbar, from=Q281947 Snake genera Taxa named by Stephen Blair Hedges Taxa named by Solny A. Adalsteinsson Taxa named by William Roy Branch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]