Anomalepididae

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Anomalepididae
Genera: Anomalepis - Helminthophis - Liotyphlops - Typhlophis

Name

Anomalepididae Taylor, 1939
Vernacular names
English: Dawn Blind Snakes
suomi: Esisokkokäärmeet
Nederlands: Draadwormslangen
The Anomalepididae are a family of nonvenomous snakes, native to Central and South America. They are similar to Typhlopidae, except that some species possess a single tooth in the lower jaw. Currently, four genera and 15 species are recognized.[2]

Description

Species in the family Anomalepididae are small snakes, in total length (including tail) usually less than 30 cm (12 in), with blunt heads and short, blunt tails. They are mainly burrowing snakes, and due to their life style their eyes are vestigial.
Geographic range

The family Anomalepididae is found from Southern Central America to northwestern South America. Disjust populations are found in northeastern and southeastern South America.[1]
Genera

Genus[2]	Taxon author[2]	Species[2]	Common name	Geographic range[1]
AnomalepisT	Jan, 1860	4		From southern Central America in Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, to northwestern South America in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Helminthophis	W. Peters, 1860	3		From southern Central America in Costa Rica and Panama, to northwestern South America in Colombia and Venezuela. Possibly, one species has been introduced in Mauritius.
Liotyphlops	W. Peters, 1881	13		Central and South America from Costa Rica south to Paraguay.
Typhlophis	Fitzinger, 1843	1		Along the Atlantic coast of South America from the Guyanas to Pará state in northern Brazil. Also on the island of Trinidad.

T) Type genus.[1]
References

McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

"Anomalepididae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.

External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anomalepididae.

Anomalepidae at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 3 November 2008.