List of leptotyphlopid species and subspecies
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This is a list of all genera
, species
and subspecies
of the family
Leptotyphlopidae
, otherwise referred to as slender blind snakes, threadsnakes, or leptotyphlopids. It follows the taxonomy
currently provided by ITIS
, which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.
Genus
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, species
Species
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and subspecies
Subspecies
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of the family
Family (biology)
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Leptotyphlopidae
Leptotyphlopidae
The Leptotyphlopidae are a family of snakes found in North and South America, Africa, and Asia. All are fossorial and adapted to burrowing, feeding on ants and termites...
, otherwise referred to as slender blind snakes, threadsnakes, or leptotyphlopids. It follows the taxonomy
Alpha taxonomy
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currently provided by ITIS
Integrated Taxonomic Information System
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System is a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the taxonomy of biological species. ITIS was originally formed in 1996 as an interagency group within the U.S...
, which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.
- LeptotyphlopsLeptotyphlopsLeptotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes found throughout North and South America, Africa and southwestern Asia. Currently, 86 species are recognized.-Description:...
, Slender blind snakes- Leptotyphlops affinisLeptotyphlops affinisLeptotyphlops affinis, or the Venezuela blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Venezuela blind snake - Leptotyphlops albifronsLeptotyphlops albifronsLeptotyphlops albifrons, or Wagler's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Wagler's blind snake - Leptotyphlops albipunctusLeptotyphlops albipunctusLeptotyphlops albipunctus, or the Tucuman blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops albiventerLeptotyphlops albiventerLeptotyphlops albiventer is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops anthracinusLeptotyphlops anthracinusLeptotyphlops anthracinus, or Bailey's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Bailey's blind snake - Leptotyphlops asbolepisLeptotyphlops asbolepisLeptotyphlops asbolepis, or the Martin Garcia thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops australisLeptotyphlops australisLeptotyphlops australis, or the Freiberg's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Freiberg's blind snake - Leptotyphlops bicolorLeptotyphlops bicolorLeptotyphlops bicolor, or the two-colored blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Two-colored blind snake - Leptotyphlops bilineatus, Two-lined blind snake
- Leptotyphlops blanfordii
- Leptotyphlops borapeliotesLeptotyphlops borapeliotesLeptotyphlops borapeliotes is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops borrichianusLeptotyphlops borrichianusLeptotyphlops borrichianus, or Degerbøl's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Degerbol's blind snake - Leptotyphlops boulengeriLeptotyphlops boulengeriLeptotyphlops boulengeri, or the Manda flesh-pink blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Manda flesh-pink blind snake - Leptotyphlops brasiliensisLeptotyphlops brasiliensisLeptotyphlops brasiliensis, or the Brazilian blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Brazilian blind snake - Leptotyphlops bressoniLeptotyphlops bressoniLeptotyphlops bressoni, or the Michoacán slender blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Michoacán slender blind snake - Leptotyphlops brevicaudusLeptotyphlops brevicaudusLeptotyphlops brevicaudus is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops brevissimusLeptotyphlops brevissimusLeptotyphlops brevissimus, or the Caqueta blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Caqueta blind snake - Leptotyphlops broadleyiLeptotyphlops broadleyiLeptotyphlops broadleyi is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops buriiLeptotyphlops buriiLeptotyphlops burii, or the Arabian blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Arabian blind snake - Leptotyphlops cairiLeptotyphlops cairiLeptotyphlops cairi, or the Cairo blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Cairo blind snake - Leptotyphlops calypsoLeptotyphlops calypsoLeptotyphlops calypso, or the Samana thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops carlaeLeptotyphlops carlaeBarbados Threadsnake is a species of blind threadsnake. It is the smallest snake species currently known to exist. This member of the Leptotyphlopidae family is found on the Caribbean island of Barbados....
World's smallest snake - Leptotyphlops collarisLeptotyphlops collarisLeptotyphlops collaris, or the Collared blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Collared blind snake - Leptotyphlops columbiLeptotyphlops columbiLeptotyphlops columbi, or the San Salvador blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, San Salvador blind snake - Leptotyphlops conjunctusLeptotyphlops conjunctusLeptotyphlops conjunctus, or the Cape thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Cape thread snake- Leptotyphlops conjunctus conjunctusLeptotyphlops conjunctusLeptotyphlops conjunctus, or the Cape thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops conjunctus incognitus
- Leptotyphlops conjunctus latirostris
- Leptotyphlops conjunctus lepezi
- Leptotyphlops conjunctus conjunctus
- Leptotyphlops cupinensisLeptotyphlops cupinensisLeptotyphlops cupinensis, or the Mato Grosso blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Mata Grosso blind snake - Leptotyphlops debilisLeptotyphlops debilisLeptotyphlops debilis, or the West African blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, West African blind snake - Leptotyphlops diaplociusLeptotyphlops diaplociusLeptotyphlops diaplocius, or the Common Peru blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Common Peru blind snake - Leptotyphlops dimidiatusLeptotyphlops dimidiatusLeptotyphlops dimidiatus, or the dainty blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Dainty blind snake - Leptotyphlops dissimilisLeptotyphlops dissimilisLeptotyphlops dissimilis, or the Sudan blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Sudan blind snake - Leptotyphlops distantiLeptotyphlops distantiLeptotyphlops distanti is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Distant's blind snake - Leptotyphlops drewesiLeptotyphlops drewesiLeptotyphlops drewesi, or the Drewes's worm snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops dugandiLeptotyphlops dugandiLeptotyphlops dugandi, or the Dugand's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Dugand's blind snake - Leptotyphlops dulcis, Texas blind snake
- Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectusLeptotyphlops dulcis dissectusLeptotyphlops dulcis dissectus is a harmless blind snake subspecies found in the Southwest and southern United States and northern Mexico.-Geographic range:...
- Leptotyphlops dulcis dulcis
- Leptotyphlops dulcis myopicus
- Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus
- Leptotyphlops eminiLeptotyphlops eminiLeptotyphlops emini, or Emin Pasha's worm snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops filiformisLeptotyphlops filiformisLeptotyphlops filiformis, or the Socotra Island blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Socotra Island blind snake - Leptotyphlops fitzingeriLeptotyphlops fitzingeriLeptotyphlops fitzingeri is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family. The specific name, fitzingeri, honors Leopold Fitzinger, an Austrian herpetologist....
- Leptotyphlops gestriLeptotyphlops gestriLeptotyphlops gestri is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops goudotiiLeptotyphlops goudotiiLeptotyphlops goudotii, or the Black blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Black blind snake- Leptotyphlops goudotii ater
- Leptotyphlops goudotii goudotiiLeptotyphlops goudotiiLeptotyphlops goudotii, or the Black blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops goudotii magnamaculatus
- Leptotyphlops goudotii phenops
- Leptotyphlops graciliorLeptotyphlops graciliorLeptotyphlops gracilior, or the Slender thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Slender thread snake - Leptotyphlops guayaquilensisLeptotyphlops guayaquilensisLeptotyphlops guayaquilensis, or the Guayaquila blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Guayaquila blind snake - Leptotyphlops hamulirostrisLeptotyphlops hamulirostrisLeptotyphlops hamulirostris is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops humilis, Western threadsnake
- Leptotyphlops humilis boettgeri
- Leptotyphlops humilis cahuilae
- Leptotyphlops humilis dugesii
- Leptotyphlops humilis humilis
- Leptotyphlops humilis levitoni
- Leptotyphlops humilis lindsayi
- Leptotyphlops humilis segregus
- Leptotyphlops humilis tenuiculus
- Leptotyphlops humilis utahensis
- Leptotyphlops joshuaiLeptotyphlops joshuaiLeptotyphlops joshuai, or the Joshua's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Joshua's blind snake - Leptotyphlops koppesiLeptotyphlops koppesiLeptotyphlops koppesi, or the Amaral's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Amaral's blind snake - Leptotyphlops labialisLeptotyphlops labialisLeptotyphlops labialis, or the Damara thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Damara thread snake - Leptotyphlops leptepileptusLeptotyphlops leptepileptusLeptotyphlops leptepileptus, or the Haitian border thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops longicaudusLeptotyphlops longicaudusLeptotyphlops longicaudus, or the Long-tailed thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Long-tailed thread snake - Leptotyphlops macrolepisLeptotyphlops macrolepisLeptotyphlops macrolepis, or the Big-scaled blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Big-scaled blind snake - Leptotyphlops macropsLeptotyphlops macropsLeptotyphlops macrops, or the Large-eyed worm snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops macrorhynchusLeptotyphlops macrorhynchusLeptotyphlops macrorhynchus is a harmless blind snake species found in northern Africa and southwestern Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Geographic range:Found in isolated populations across northern Africa and in southwestern Asia...
, Longnosed worm snake - Leptotyphlops macrurusLeptotyphlops macrurusLeptotyphlops macrurus, or Boulenger's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Boulenger's blind snake - Leptotyphlops maximusLeptotyphlops maximusLeptotyphlops maximus, or the Giant blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Giant blind snake - Leptotyphlops melanotermusLeptotyphlops melanotermusLeptotyphlops melanotermus, or the Latin American blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Latin American blind snake - Leptotyphlops melanurusLeptotyphlops melanurusLeptotyphlops melanurus, or the Dark blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Dark blind snake - Leptotyphlops munoaiLeptotyphlops munoaiLeptotyphlops munaoi is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops narirostrisLeptotyphlops narirostrisLeptotyphlops narirostris is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops narirostris boueti
- Leptotyphlops narirostris narirostrisLeptotyphlops narirostrisLeptotyphlops narirostris is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops nasalisLeptotyphlops nasalisLeptotyphlops nasalis, or Taylor's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Taylor's blind snake - Leptotyphlops natatrixLeptotyphlops natatrixLeptotyphlops natatrix, or the Gambia blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Gambia blind snake - Leptotyphlops niceforiLeptotyphlops niceforiLeptotyphlops nicefori, or the Santander blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Santander blind snake - Leptotyphlops nigricansLeptotyphlops nigricansLeptotyphlops nigricans, or the Black thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Black thread snake - Leptotyphlops nursiiLeptotyphlops nursiiLeptotyphlops nursii, or Nurse's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Nurse's blind snake - Leptotyphlops occidentalisLeptotyphlops occidentalisLeptotyphlops occidentalis, or the Western thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Western thread snake - Leptotyphlops perretiLeptotyphlops perretiLeptotyphlops perreti is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops peruvianusLeptotyphlops peruvianusLeptotyphlops peruvianus, or the Peru blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Peru blind snake - Leptotyphlops pyritesLeptotyphlops pyritesLeptotyphlops pyrites, or Thomas's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Thomas' blind snake - Leptotyphlops reticulatusLeptotyphlops reticulatusLeptotyphlops reticulatus, or the Reticulate blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Reticulate blind snake - Leptotyphlops rostratusLeptotyphlops rostratusLeptotyphlops rostratus, or Bocage's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Bocage's blind snake - Leptotyphlops rubrolineatusLeptotyphlops rubrolineatusLeptotyphlops rubrolineatus, or the Red-lined blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Red-lined blind snake - Leptotyphlops rufidorsusLeptotyphlops rufidorsusLeptotyphlops rufidorsus, or the Rose blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Rose blind snake - Leptotyphlops salgueiroiLeptotyphlops salgueiroiLeptotyphlops salgueiroi, or the Espírito Santo blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Espírito Santo blind snake - Leptotyphlops scutifronsLeptotyphlops scutifronsLeptotyphlops scutifrons, or Peter's thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Peter's thread snake - Leptotyphlops septemstriatusLeptotyphlops septemstriatusLeptotyphlops septemstriatus, or the Seven-striped blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Seven-striped blind snake - Leptotyphlops signatusLeptotyphlops signatusLeptotyphlops signatus, or the South American blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, South American blind snake - Leptotyphlops striatulusLeptotyphlops striatulusLeptotyphlops striatulus is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops subcrotillusLeptotyphlops subcrotillusLeptotyphlops subcrotillus is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Klauber's blind snake - Leptotyphlops sundewalliLeptotyphlops sundewalliLeptotyphlops sundewalli, or Sundevall's worm snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family. The epithet, sundewalli, is in honor of Carl Jakob Sundevall, a Swedish zoologist....
, Sundevalls worm snake - Leptotyphlops teagueiLeptotyphlops teagueiLeptotyphlops teaguei, or the Northern blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Northern blind snake - Leptotyphlops telloiLeptotyphlops telloiLeptotyphlops telloi, or Tello's thread snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Tello's thread snake - Leptotyphlops tesselatusLeptotyphlops tesselatusLeptotyphlops tesselatus, or Tschudi's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Tschudi's blind snake - Leptotyphlops tricolorLeptotyphlops tricolorLeptotyphlops tricolor, or the Three-colored blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Three-colored blind snake - Leptotyphlops undecimstriatusLeptotyphlops undecimstriatusLeptotyphlops undecimstriatus, or the Eleven-striped blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Eleven-striped blind snake - Leptotyphlops unguirostrisLeptotyphlops unguirostrisLeptotyphlops unguirostris, or the Southern blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Southern blind snake - Leptotyphlops variabilisLeptotyphlops variabilisLeptotyphlops variabilis is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops vellardiLeptotyphlops vellardiLeptotyphlops vellardi is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
- Leptotyphlops weyrauchiLeptotyphlops weyrauchiLeptotyphlops weyrauchi, or the Argentine blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Argentine blind snake - Leptotyphlops wilsoniLeptotyphlops wilsoniLeptotyphlops wilsoni, or Wilson's blind snake, is a species of snake in the Leptotyphlopidae family....
, Wilson's blind snake
- Leptotyphlops affinis
- RhinoleptusRhinoleptusRhinoleptus is a monotypic genus created for the blind snake species, R. koniagui, found in West Africa. It is among the smallest snakes in the world. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Geographic range:...
, Villiers' blind snake- Rhinoleptus koniaguiRhinoleptusRhinoleptus is a monotypic genus created for the blind snake species, R. koniagui, found in West Africa. It is among the smallest snakes in the world. No subspecies are currently recognized.-Geographic range:...
, Villiers' blind snake
- Rhinoleptus koniagui