''Madatyphlops'' is a
genus
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of
snake
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s in the
family
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Typhlopidae
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.
Geographic range
The 15 species of the genus ''Madatyphlops'' are found mostly on
Madagascar
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, but also occur on the
Comoro Islands
The Comoro Islands or Comoros (Shikomori ''Komori''; ar, جزر القمر , ''Juzur al-qamar''; french: Les Comores) form an archipelago of volcanic islands situated off the southeastern coast of Africa, to the east of Mozambique and northwes ...
. A fossil species occurred on
Mauritius
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.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
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Madatyphlops albanalis''
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Madatyphlops andasibensis''
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Madatyphlops arenarius''
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Madatyphlops boettgeri''
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Madatyphlops cariei'' – extinct
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Madatyphlops comorensis''
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Madatyphlops decorsei''
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Madatyphlops domerguei''
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Madatyphlops eudelini''
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Madatyphlops madagascariensis''
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Madatyphlops microcephalus''
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Madatyphlops mucronatus''
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Madatyphlops ocularis''
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Madatyphlops rajeryi''
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Madatyphlops reuteri''
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Nota bene
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'': A
binomial authority
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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Madatyphlops''.
References
Further reading
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Hedges, S. Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". ''Caribbean Herpetology'' 49: 1-61. (''Madatyphlops'', new genus, p. 42).
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Snake genera