Helminthophis is a genus of non-venomous blind snakes found in southern Central America and northwestern South America. Currently, 3 monotypic species are recognized.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Anomalepididae |
| Genus: | Helminthophis Peters, 1860 |
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- Common names: (none).
Geographic range edit
Found in southern Central America and northwestern South America in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. According to Hahn (1980), one species has possibly been introduced in Mauritius.[1]
Species edit
| Species[2] | Taxon author[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
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| Helminthophis flavoterminatus | (Peters, 1857) | South America in Colombia and Venezuela. Possibly introduced in Mauritius. | |
| Helminthophis frontalisT | (Peters, 1860) | Central America: Costa Rica and Panama. | |
| Helminthophis praeocularis | Amaral, 1924 | South America: northern Colombia in the inter-Andean areas of Tolima, Santander and Norte de Santander provinces. |
T) Type species.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c "Helminthophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
External links edit
- Helminthophis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.