Anomalepis
Genus of snakes
Anomalepis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Anomalepididae |
Genus: | Anomalepis Jan, 1860 |
Synonyms | |
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- Common names: (none).
Anomalepis is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes found in Central and South America. Currently, 4 monotypic species are recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Found from southern Central America in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, to northwestern South America in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.[1]
Species
Species[2] | Taxon author[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
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Anomalepis aspinosus | Taylor, 1939 | Peru. | |
Anomalepis colombia | Marx, 1953 | Colombia. | |
Anomalepis flavapices | Peters, 1957 | Northwestern Ecuador. | |
Anomalepis mexicanaT | Jan, 1860 | Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, and Peru. |
T) Type species.[1]
References
- ^ 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 "Anomalepis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
External links
- Anomalepis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.