Added 13 February 2014.
Boulenger gives the following characteristics for the genus: head covered with uniform small scales; rostral very small, not extending to upper surface of the snout; nostril between two very small nasals.
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Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Distribution |
Size |
Notes |
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Typhlophis |
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T. ayarzaguenai |
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Venezuela |
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Considered to by synonymous with T. squamosus: see Reptile Database entry. |
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T. squamosus |
Yellowtail Blind Snake |
Trinidad, French Guiana, Brazil; poss. Suriname and Guyana |
TL 13cm |
Found along the Atlantic coast [Peters & Donoso-Barros]. Scalation count: midbody 24. Other: snout rounded, feebly projecting; eye distinguishable; tail as long as broad, ending in a spine. Coloration: brown or black; snout and end of tail yellowish [SOURCE: Boulenger]. |