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| name = ''Helminthophis''
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| regnum = [[Animalia]]
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| phylum = [[Chordata]]
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| taxon = Helminthophis
| subphylum = [[Vertebrata]]
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| authority = [[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], 1860
| classis = [[Reptilia]]
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| subordo = [[Serpentes]]
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| familia = [[Anomalepididae]]
| genus = '''''Helminthophis'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], [[1860]]
| synonyms = * ''Helminthophis'' - Peters, 1860
| synonyms = * ''Helminthophis'' - Peters, 1860
* ''Idiotyphlops'' - Jan ''In'' Jan & Sordelli, 1860<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
* ''Idiotyphlops'' - Jan ''In'' Jan & Sordelli, 1860<ref name="McD99">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).</ref>
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:'''''Common names:''' (none).''
:'''''Common names:''' (none).''

'''''Helminthophis''''' is a [[genus]] of non-venomous [[Anomalepididae|blind snake]]s found in southern [[Central America]] and northwestern [[South America]]. Currently, 3 [[monotypic]] [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|ID=209623|taxon=''Helminthophis''|year=2007|date=29 August}}</ref>
'''''Helminthophis''''' is a [[genus]] of non-venomous [[Anomalepididae|blind snake]]s found in southern [[Central America]] and northwestern [[South America]]. Currently, 3 [[monotypic]] [[species]] are recognized.<ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=209623 |taxon=''Helminthophis'' |accessdate=29 August 2007}}</ref>


==Geographic range==
==Geographic range==
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|''[[Helminthophis flavoterminatus|H. flavoterminatus]]''
|''[[Helminthophis flavoterminatus]]''
|([[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], [[1857]])
|([[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], 1857)
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|style="width:40%"|[[South America]] in [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]]. Possibly introduced in [[Mauritius]].
|style="width:40%"|[[South America]] in [[Colombia]] and [[Venezuela]]. Possibly introduced in [[Mauritius]].
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|''[[Helminthophis frontalis|H. frontalis]]''<font size="-1"><sup>T</sup></font>
|''[[Helminthophis frontalis]]''<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span>
|([[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], [[1860]])
|([[Wilhelm Peters|Peters]], 1860)
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|[[Central America]]: [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]].
|[[Central America]]: [[Costa Rica]] and [[Panama]].
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|''[[Helminthophis praeocularis|H. praeocularis]]''
|''[[Helminthophis praeocularis]]''
|Amaral, [[1924]]
|Amaral, 1924
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|[[South America]]: northern Colombia in the inter-Andean areas of [[Tolima Department|Tolima]], [[Santander Department|Santander]] and [[Norte de Santander Department|Norte de Santander]] provinces.
|[[South America]]: northern Colombia in the inter-Andean areas of [[Tolima Department|Tolima]], [[Santander Department|Santander]] and [[Norte de Santander Department|Norte de Santander]] provinces.
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<font size="-1"><sup>T</sup></font>) [[Type species]].<ref name="McD99"/>
<span style="font-size:100%;"><sup>T</sup></span>) [[Type species]].<ref name="McD99"/>

==See also==
* [[List of anomalepidid species and subspecies]].
* {{c|Anomalepididae by common name}}.
* {{c|Anomalepididae by taxonomic synonyms}}.


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{NRDB genus|genus=Helminthophis|date=29 August|year=2007}}
* {{NRDB genus|genus=Helminthophis|date=29 August|year=2007}}


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[[Category:Snake genera]]
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Latest revision as of 05:04, 5 March 2021

Helminthophis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Helminthophis
Peters, 1860
Synonyms
  • Helminthophis - Peters, 1860
  • Idiotyphlops - Jan In Jan & Sordelli, 1860[1]
Common names: (none).

Helminthophis is a genus of non-venomous blind snakes found in southern Central America and northwestern South America. Currently, 3 monotypic species are recognized.[2]

Geographic range[edit]

Found in southern Central America and northwestern South America in Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela. According to Hahn (1980), one species has possibly been introduced in Mauritius.[1]

Species[edit]

Species[2] Taxon author[2] Common name Geographic range[1]
Helminthophis flavoterminatus (Peters, 1857) South America in Colombia and Venezuela. Possibly introduced in Mauritius.
Helminthophis frontalisT (Peters, 1860) Central America: Costa Rica and Panama.
Helminthophis praeocularis Amaral, 1924 South America: northern Colombia in the inter-Andean areas of Tolima, Santander and Norte de Santander provinces.

T) Type species.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ a b c "Helminthophis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.

External links[edit]

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