Xerotyphlops

Xerotyphlops
Xerotyphlops vermicularis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Xerotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014

Xerotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Distribution

The five species in this genus Xerotyphlops are found in the Palearctic.[1]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

• Xerotyphlops etheridgei (Wallach, 2002)
• Xerotyphlops luristanicus Torki, 2017
• Xerotyphlops socotranus (Boulenger, 1889)
• Xerotyphlops syriacus (Jan, 1864)
• Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Merrem, 1820)
• Xerotyphlops wilsoni (Wall, 1908)

Nota bene. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Xerotyphlops.

References

1. Genus Xerotyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

• Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Xerotyphlops, new genus, p. 41).