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
editFound 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.