''Indotyphlops'' 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 of 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 ...

. The genus is

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Species

The genus ''Indotyphlops'' contains the following 23

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which are recognized as being valid. *'' Indotyphlops ahsanai'' *'' Indotyphlops albiceps'' - white-headed blind snake *''

Indotyphlops braminus ''Indotyphlops braminus'', commonly known as the brahminy blind snake and other names, is a non-venomous blind snake species found mostly in Africa and Asia, but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. They are completely fossori ...

'' - flowerpot snake, Brahminy blindsnake, bootlace snake *'' Indotyphlops exiguus'' - Belgaum worm snake *'' Indotyphlops filiformis'' - file worm snake *'' Indotyphlops fletcheri'' *'' Indotyphlops jerdoni'' - Jerdon's worm snake *'' Indotyphlops lankaensis'' - Sri Lanka worm snake *'' Indotyphlops lazelli'' *'' Indotyphlops leucomelas'' - pied worm snake *'' Indotyphlops longissimus'' - long worm snake *'' Indotyphlops loveridgei'' - Loveridge's worm snake *'' Indotyphlops madgemintonae'' *'' Indotyphlops malcolmi'' - Malcolm's worm snake *'' Indotyphlops meszoelyi'' - Darjeeling worm snake *'' Indotyphlops mollyozakiae'' - Molly Ozaki’s blind snake *'' Indotyphlops pammeces'' - South India worm snake *'' Indotyphlops porrectus'' - slender worm snake *''

Indotyphlops schmutzi Schmutz's worm snake (''Indotyphlops schmutzi'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Indonesia. Etymology The specific name, ''schmutzi'', is in honor of Father Erwin Schmutz, who in addition to being a mis ...

'' - Schmutz's worm snake *'' Indotyphlops tenebrarum'' *'' Indotyphlops tenuicollis'' - Samagutin worm snake *'' Indotyphlops veddae'' - Vedda worm snake *'' Indotyphlops violaceus'' - violet worm Snake ''

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

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