Xerotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Xerotyphlops
Xerotyphlops vermicularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Xerotyphlops
Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014

Distribution

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The five species in this genus Xerotyphlops are found in the Palearctic.[1]

Species

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The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Xerotyphlops.

References

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  1. ^ a b Genus Xerotyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Xerotyphlops, new genus, p. 41).