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Leptotyphlops (Slender blind snakes)
Taxonomy
Leptotyphlops was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.
It was assigned to Leptotyphlopidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).
It was assigned to Leptotyphlopidae by Frank and Ramus (1996).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1843 | Leptotyphlops Fitzinger |
| 1996 | Leptotyphlops Frank and Ramus |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Leptotyphlops Fitzinger 1843 [Slender blind snakes]
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Leptotyphlops dulcis Baird and Girard 1853 [Texas blind snake]
Leptotyphlops goudotii Dumeril 1844 [Black blind snake]
Leptotyphlops humilis Baird and Girard 1853 [Western blind snake]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade | |||||
| References: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Collections
No collection or age range data are available