Family Typhlopidae Bonaparte 1831 (blind snake)

Reptilia - Squamata - Typhlopidae

Parent taxon: Scolecophidia according to A. Palci et al. 2013

See also Carroll 1988, Cope 1871, Cope 1875, Frank and Ramus 1996, Gadow 1898, Kuhn 1946, Kuhn 1966, Perrier 1928, Vidal and Hedges 2002 and Zittel 1890

Sister taxa: Anomalepididae, Leptotyphlopidae, Typhlopoidea, Xerotyphlops

Subtaxa: Typhlops

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Antigua and Barbuda (1 collection), the Bahamas (2), Cayman Islands (2), Greece (2), Jamaica (1)

• Miocene of Austria (1), France (2), Hungary (1), Spain (1), United States (1: Florida)

• Oligocene of United States (1: Florida)

Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence

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