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Encyclopedia: Typhlopidae

Typhlopidae (blind snakes) is a family of snakes containing 240 species in 6 genera. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia and the Americas. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel like burrowing structure. The eyes are covered with scales and teeth occur in the upper jaw. The tail ends with a horn like scale. Most of these species are oviparous.

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How to say "Typhlopidae" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	盲蛇下目
	(German)	Blindschlangen

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Scolecophidians

This evolutionary group of snakes contains the primitive non-burrowers, a limited radiation of species contained in the families Typhlopidae and Typhlopidae, though sometimes other burrowing families are included in this group. All scolecophidians retain the vestiges of a pelvic girdle. It is...

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Leptotyphlopidae Loxocemidae Pythonidae Tropidophiidae Typhlopidae Uropeltidae Viperidae Xenopeltidae Snakes... Superfamily Typhlopoidea (Scolecophidia) Family Anomalepidae: dawn blind snakes Family Typhlopidae...

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