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Typhlophis (Trinidad blind snakes)

Reptilia - Anomalepididae

Taxonomy
Typhlophis was named by Fitzinger (1843). It is extant.

It was assigned to Anomalepididae by Frank and Ramus (1996).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Typhlophis Fitzinger
1996Typhlophis Frank and Ramus

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
Sauropsida
classReptilia
Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderScolecophidiaDuméril and Bibron 1844
familyAnomalepididae
genusTyphlophisFitzinger 1843

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. Typhlophis Fitzinger 1843 [Trinidad blind snakes]
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Typhlophis squamosus Schlegel 1839 [Trinidad blind snake]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available