Biology:Anomalepis

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Anomalepis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Anomalepis
Jan, 1860
Synonyms
  • Anomalepis - Jan In Jan & Sordelli, 1860
  • Anomalepis - Jan, 1861
  • Anomalloepis - Günther, 1885[1]
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]
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

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Anomalepis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=209622. Retrieved 29 August 2007. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2688130 entry