Leptotyphlopinae (commonly called slender blind snakes or threadsnakes) are a
subfamily of snakes found in equatorial
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 ...
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[" ''Leptotyphlopinae'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.]
Taxonomy
* Genus ''
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 ...
''
edges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009/small> (3 species)
* 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 ...
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* 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
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