Argyrophis Explained

Argyrophis is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Distribution

The 12 species of the genus Argyrophis are found throughout Asia.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.

• Argyrophis bothriorhynchus
• Argyrophis diardii
• Argyrophis fuscus
• Argyrophis giadinhensis
• Argyrophis hypsobothrius
• Argyrophis klemmeri
• Argyrophis koshunensis
• Argyrophis muelleri
• Argyrophis oatesii
• Argyrophis roxaneae
• Argyrophis siamensis
• Argyrophis trangensis

Nota bene

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

Further reading

• Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Argyrophis, new genus, p. 136).
• Pyron RA, Wallach V (2014). "Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence". Zootaxa 3829: 1-81. (Genus Argyrophis, p. 53).