Amerotyphlops Explained

Amerotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Distribution

The 19 species of this genus are found from Mexico through South America.^[1]

Species

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

• Amerotyphlops amoipira
• Amerotyphlops arenensis
• Amerotyphlops brongersmianus
• Amerotyphlops caetanoi
• Amerotyphlops costaricensis
• Amerotyphlops illusorium
• Amerotyphlops lehneri
• Amerotyphlops martis
• Amerotyphlops microstomus
• Amerotyphlops minuisquamus
• Amerotyphlops montanum
• Amerotyphlops paucisquamus
• Amerotyphlops reticulatus
• Amerotyphlops stadelmani
• Amerotyphlops tasymicris
• Amerotyphlops tenuis
• Amerotyphlops trinitatus
• Amerotyphlops tycherus
• Amerotyphlops yonenagae

Nota bene

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

Further reading

• 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).

Notes and References

1. . www.reptile-database.org.