''Acutotyphlops'' is a
genus of
blind snake
The Scolecophidia, commonly known as blind snakes or thread snakes, are an infraorder of snakes. They range in length from . All are fossorial (adapted for burrowing). Five families and 39 genera are recognized. The Scolecophidia infraorder is mos ...
s found in the Philippines, eastern
Papua New Guinea and the
Solomon Islands. Currently, five
species are recognized.
The most recently described species was in 2007.
Geographic range
Found in the Philippines, eastern
Papua New Guinea and the
Solomon Islands.
Species
T)
Type species.
Taxonomy
In 2007, a new species was described that is found in the
Philippines—more than 4.000 km from the other species of the genus.
References
External links
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Snake genera