''Cubatyphlops'' is a

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snake Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Ma ...

s in the

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Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ...

Distribution

The 12

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of the genus ''Cubatyphlops'' are found mostly on

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, but also occur on other

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islands.

Species

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Cubatyphlops anchaurus ''Cubatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Cubatyphlops'' are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands. Species The following species are recognized as bei ...

'' *'' Cubatyphlops anousius'' *''

Cubatyphlops arator ''Cubatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Cubatyphlops'' are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands. Species The following species are recognized as bei ...

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Cubatyphlops biminiensis The Bahamian slender blind snake (''Cubatyphlops biminiensis'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. Geographic range ''C. biminiensis'' is endemic to the Bahamas.. www.reptile-database.org. Description ''C. biminiensis'' has a long ...

'' *'' Cubatyphlops caymanensis'' *''

Cubatyphlops contorhinus ''Cubatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Cubatyphlops'' are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands. Species The following species are recognized as bei ...

'' *'' Cubatyphlops epactius'' *'' Cubatyphlops golyathi'' *'' Cubatyphlops notorachius'' *'' Cubatyphlops paradoxus'' *''

Cubatyphlops perimychus ''Cubatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Cubatyphlops'' are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands. Species The following species are recognized as bein ...

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Cubatyphlops satelles ''Cubatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Cubatyphlops'' are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands. Species The following species are recognized as bein ...

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Cubatyphlops''.

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