Liotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes found in Central and South America. Currently, 9 species are recognized.[2][3]
Geographic range
Found in Central and South America from Costa Rica to Paraguay.[1]
Species
Species
[2] Taxon author
[2] Common name Geographic range
[1] Liotyphlops albirostrisT (
W. Peters, 1857) Southern
Central America, including
Costa Rica and
Panama, and northern
South America in
Colombia,
Ecuador and north-central
Venezuela. Also found on the island of
Curaçao.
Liotyphlops anops (
Cope, 1899)
Colombia in the departments of
Meta,
Santander and
Cundinamarca.
Liotyphlops argaleus Dixon &
Kofron, 1984 Colombia: Cundinamarca Department.
Liotyphlops beui (
Amaral, 1924)
Brazil (from
Pará to
Mato Grosso), eastern
Paraguay and
Argentina.
Liotyphlops schubarti Vanzolini, 1948 Brazil:
Pirassununga in
São Paulo.
Liotyphlops sousa Marra-Santos & Reis, 2018 Brazil in Santa Catarina.
Liotyphlops taylori Marra-Santos & Reis, 2018 Brazil in Mato Grosso.
Liotyphlops ternetzii (
Boulenger, 1896) Brazil (Pará,
Goiás, São Paulo and Mato Grosso), Paraguay and Uruguay.
Liotyphlops wilderi (
Garman, 1883) Brazil in
Minas Gerais and
Rio de Janeiro.
T) Type species.[1]
In the 21st century three additional new species have been described.[3]
Nota bene: A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liotyphlops.
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