Amerotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

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

Distribution

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The 19 species of this genus are found from Mexico through South America.[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 Amerotyphlops.

References

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

Further reading

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  • Hedges, S. Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. (Amerotyphlops, new genus, pp. 43–44).