''Siagonodon'' is a
genus
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of snakes in the
family
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Leptotyphlopidae
The Leptotyphlopidae (commonly called slender blind snakes or thread snakes) are a family of small snakes found in North America, South America, Africa and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites. Two subfa ...
. The genus contains five
species
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, all of which were previously placed in the 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 ...
''.
Species
The genus ''Siagonodon'' contains the following species.
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Siagonodon borrichianus
Degerbøl's blind snake (''Siagonodon borrichianus'') is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington ...
'' – Degerbol's blind snake
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Siagonodon cupinensis
The Mato Grosso blind snake (''Siagonodon cupinensis'') is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1.'' Washington, ...
'' – Mato Grosso blind snake
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Siagonodon exiguum
''Siagonodon'' is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The genus contains five species, all of which were previously placed in the genus ''Leptotyphlops''.
Species
The genus ''Siagonodon'' contains the following species. www.reptile ...
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Siagonodon septemstriatus
The seven-striped blind snake (''Siagonodon septemstriatus'') is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northeastern South America. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: ...
'' – seven-striped blind snake
References
Further reading
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Peters W (1881). "''Einige herpetologische Mittheilungen: 1. Uebersicht der zu den Familien der ''Typhlopes'' und ''Stenostomi'' gehörigen Gattungen oder Untergattungen'' ". ''Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin'' 1881 (4): 69–71. (''Siagonodon'', new genus, p. 71). (in German).
External links
iNaturalist page
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Snake genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters