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Liotyphlops

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Liotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes in the family Anomalepididae. The genus is native to Central America and South America. It contains 12 species that are recognized as being valid.[2][3]

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Geographic range

Species of Liotyphlops are found in Central America and South America from Costa Rica to Paraguay.[1]

Taxonomy

Head scutellation characters are certainly useful for identifications based on external morphology. Liotyphlops fossorial, cryptozonic habits, and nocturnal activity.

Species

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T) Type species.[1]

Nota bene: A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liotyphlops.

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