Blind Snakes - Families

Families

Family Authority Genera Common name Geographic range
Anomalepididae Taylor, 1939 4 Primitive blind snakes Southern Central America and South America.
Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1892 2 Slender blind snakes Africa, western Asia and the Americas.
Typhlopidae Merrem, 1820 6 Long-tailed blind snakes Most tropical and many subtropical regions all over the world.

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