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Family: Typhlopidae
Species available in the Animal Diversity Web. [eng]
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Angola Blind Snake
This snake family consists of burrowers, typified by lack of eyes and a blunt tail, resembling a second head. This species is included on the basis of
a single specimen deposited in the British Museum, probably collected at the lowest altitude within BINP. [eng]
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Семейство Слепозмейки (Typhlopidae)
Семейство слепунов объединяет 5-6 родов (более 170 видов), из которых наиболее обширный род Typhlops (около 120 видов) широко распространен в
тропических и субтропических областях всех континентов, а 4 остальные рода представлены небольшим числом видов лишь в Центральной и Южной Америке. В последнее время их относят к ящерицам. [rus]
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Blindsnake Feeding Videos
All of the video clips on this page are in QuickTime format. [eng]
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Kingdom Of Animalia-blind snake
Any of about 150 species of small, burrowing snakes that make up the family Typhlopidae. Their vestigial eyes are buried under the head scales. Most are of the genus Typhlops, which ranges over most tropical areas. [eng]
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Typhlopidae
Phylogenetic tree. [eng]
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Typhlopidae
Typhlopids occur on all continents including one species in Europe (Typhlops vermicularis) and 2 species in North
America (T. pusillus and T. lumbricalis in Florida). [eng]
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