Scolecophidia

Scolecophidia

Taxobox
name = Scolecophidia


image_width = 181px
image_caption = Brahminy blind snake, "Ramphotyphlops braminus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
subphylum = Vertebrata
classis = Reptilia
ordo = Squamata
subordo = Serpentes
infraordo = Scolecophidia
infraordo_authority = Cope, 1864
synonyms = * "Scolecophidia" - Cope, 1864McDiarmid 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).]

:"Common names: blind snakes, thread snakes.ITIS|ID=634389|taxon=Scolecophidia|year=2007|date=14 August] "The Scolecophidia are an infraorder of snakes. They range in size from 10-100 cm in length, but may only be as small as 2 mm. All are fossorial. [http://www.palaeos.com/Vertebrates/Units/Unit260/260.200.html Scolecophidia] at [http://www.palaeos.com/ Palaeos] . Accessed 14 August 2007.] Currently, 3 families and 12 genera are recognized.

Families

ee also

* Alethinophidia, all other snakes.
* List of snakes, overview of all snake genera.

References


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