''Typhlops'' is a

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of blind snakes in the

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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 and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ...

. The genus is

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to the

West Indies The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...

. Some species which were formerly placed in the genus ''Typhlops'' have been moved to the

genera Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial s ...

Afrotyphlops ''Afrotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 28 species of this genus are found in sub-Saharan Africa. Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. * Angola blind s ...

Amerotyphlops ''Amerotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 19 species of this genus are found from Mexico through South America.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' ...

Anilios ''Anilios'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae, first described in 1845 by John Edward Gray. Geographic range Species of the genus ''Anilios'' are found predominantly in Australia, with a few species located in New Guinea. Species T ...

Antillotyphlops ''Antillotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Antillotyphlops'' are found on Caribbean islands. Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database. ...

Argyrophis ''Argyrophis'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Argyrophis'' are found throughout Asia. Species The following species are recognized as being valid. *'' Argyrophis bothriorhynchus'' *'' ...

Cubatyphlops ''Cubatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Cubatyphlops'' are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands. Species The following species are recognized as bein ...

Indotyphlops ''Indotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes of the family Typhlopidae. The genus is endemic to Asia. Species The genus ''Indotyphlops'' contains the following 23 species which are recognized as being valid. *'' Indotyphlops ahsanai'' *'' Indotyphlops ...

Letheobia ''Letheobia'' is a genus of blind snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Wallach, Van (2005) "''Letheobia pauwelsi'', a new species of blindsnake from Gabon (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)." ''African Journal of Herpetology'' 54 (1): 85-91. Geographic rang ...

Madatyphlops ''Madatyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. ''Madatyphlops'' may represent a surviving clade of the ancestral Typhlopidae, which are thought to have originated on Madagascar during the Cretaceous, before later dispersing to ...

Malayotyphlops ''Malayotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Malayotyphlops'' are found in Indonesia and the Philippines.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following species are recognized a ...

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Xerotyphlops ''Xerotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the Family (biology), family Typhlopidae. Distribution The five species in this genus ''Xerotyphlops'' are found in the Palearctic realm, Palearctic.. www.reptile-database.org. Species The following spec ...

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