Anomalepis
Anomalepis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Anomalepididae |
Genus: | Anomalepis Jan, 1860 |
Synonyms | |
- Common names: (none).
Anomalepis is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes found in Central and South America. Currently, 4 monotypic species are recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Found from southern Central America in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, to northwestern South America in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]
Species
Species[2] | Taxon author[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
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A. aspinosus | Taylor, 1939 | Peru. | |
A. colombia | Marx, 1953 | Colombia. | |
A. flavapices | Peters, 1957 | Northwestern Ecuador. | |
A. mexicanusT | Jan, 1860 | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Peru. | |
T) Type species.[1]
See also
- List of anomalepidid species and subspecies.
- Anomalepididae by common name.
- Anomalepididae by taxonomic synonyms.
References
External links
- Anomalepis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.
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