''Madatyphlops'' is a
genus of
snakes in the
family Typhlopidae.
Geographic range
The 15 species of the genus ''Madatyphlops'' are found mostly on
Madagascar, but also occur on the
Comoro Islands. A fossil species occurred on
Mauritius.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
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Madatyphlops albanalis
''Madatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Geographic range
The 15 species of the genus ''Madatyphlops'' are found mostly on Madagascar, but also occur on the Comoro Islands. A fossil species occurred on Mauritius.
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Madatyphlops andasibensis
''Madatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Geographic range
The 15 species of the genus ''Madatyphlops'' are found mostly on Madagascar, but also occur on the Comoro Islands. A fossil species occurred on Mauritius.
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Madatyphlops arenarius
The sand worm snake (''Madatyphlops arenarius'') is a species of snake in the 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 a ...
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Madatyphlops boettgeri
''Madatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Geographic range
The 15 species of the genus ''Madatyphlops'' are found mostly on Madagascar, but also occur on the Comoro Islands. A fossil species occurred on Mauritius.
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Madatyphlops cariei
''Madatyphlops cariei'' is an extinct blind snake species which was endemic to Mauritius. It is named for Paul Carié (1876–1930), an amateur naturalist attached to the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, who made excavations in Mare aux Son ...
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Madatyphlops comorensis
The Comoro worm snake (''Madatyphlops comorensis'') is a species of snake in the 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 Australi ...
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Madatyphlops decorsei
Mocquard's worm snake (''Madatyphlops decorsei'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to Africa.
Etymology
The specific name, ''decorsei'', is in honor of French army doctor Gaston-Jules Decorse (1873-1907). ...
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Madatyphlops domerguei
''Madatyphlops domerguei'' is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1.'' Washington, District of Columbia. Herpetol ...
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Madatyphlops eudelini
''Madatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Geographic range
The 15 species of the genus ''Madatyphlops'' are found mostly on Madagascar, but also occur on the Comoro Islands. A fossil species occurred on Mauritius.
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Madatyphlops madagascariensis
The Madagascar worm snake (''Madatyphlops madagascariensis'') is a species of snakes in the Typhlopidae
The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainla ...
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Madatyphlops microcephalus
''Madatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Geographic range
The 15 species of the genus ''Madatyphlops'' are found mostly on Madagascar, but also occur on the Comoro Islands. A fossil species occurred on Mauritius.
Species ...
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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'': A
binomial authority 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