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Offline Acutotyphlops banaorum Acutotyphlops banaorum -----
Offline Acutotyphlops infralabialis Red blind snake -----
Offline Acutotyphlops kunuaensis Kunua blind snake -----
Offline Acutotyphlops solomonis Acutotyphlops solomonis -----
Offline Acutotyphlops subocularis Bismarck sharp-nosed blindsnake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops angolensis Angola Blind Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops anomalus Angolan Giant Blind-snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops bibronii Bibron's Blind Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops blanfordii Blanfords Blind-snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops brevis Somali Giant Blind-snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops calabresii Calabresi’s Blind-snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops chirioi Afrotyphlops chirioi -----
Offline Afrotyphlops congestus Blotched Blind Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops cuneirostris Wedgenose Worm Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops elegans Elegant Worm Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops fornasinii Fornasini's Blind Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops gierrai Gierra's Blind Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops kaimosae Kakamega Blind-snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops liberiensis Afrotyphlops liberiensis -----
Offline Afrotyphlops lineolatus Common Lined Worm Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops mucruso Zambezi Blind Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops nanus Kenyan Dwarf Blind-snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus -----
Offline Afrotyphlops obtusus Slender Blind Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops platyrhynchus Tanga Worm Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops punctatus Spotted Blind Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops rondoensis Rondo Worm Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops rouxestevae Afrotyphlops rouxestevae -----
Offline Afrotyphlops schlegelii Schlegel’s Beaked Blind Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops schmidti Schmidt’s Blind-snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops steinhausi Steinhaus' Worm Snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops tanganicanus Liwale Blind-snake -----
Offline Afrotyphlops usambaricus Usambara Blind-snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops amoipira Amerotyphlops amoipira -----
Offline Amerotyphlops arenensis Amerotyphlops arenensis -----
Offline Amerotyphlops brongersmianus Brongersma's Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops costaricensis Costa Rica Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops lehneri Estado Falcon Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops microstomus Yucatecan Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops minuisquamus Basin Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops paucisquamus Pernambuco Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops reticulatus Reticulate Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops stadelmani Stadelman's Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops tasymicris Grenada Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops tenuis Coffee Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops trinitatus Trinidad Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops tycherus Honduras Worm Snake -----
Offline Amerotyphlops yonenagae Yonenga Worm Snake -----
Offline Anilios affinis Small-headed Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios ammodytes Sand-diving Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios aspina Round-tailed Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios australis Southern Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios batillus Shovel-snouted Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios bicolor Dark-spined Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios bituberculatus Prong-snouted Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios broomi Faint-striped Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios centralis Centralian Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios chamodracaena Cape York Striped Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios diversus Northern Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios endoterus Interior Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios erycinus Northern New Guinea Blindsnake -----
Offline Anilios fossor Hale River Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios ganei Gane's Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios grypus Long-beaked Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios guentheri Top End Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios hamatus Pale-headed Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios howi Kimberley Deep-soil Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios insperatus Fassifern Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios kimberleyensis Kimberley Shallow-soil Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios leptosoma Murchison Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios leucoproctus White-tailed Blindsnake -----
Offline Anilios ligatus Robust Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios longissimus Barrow Island Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios margaretae Buff-snouted Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios micromma Small-eyed Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios minimus Groote Eylandt Dwarf Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios nema Thread-like Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios nigrescens Blackish Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios obtusifrons Blunt-snouted Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios pilbarensis Pilbara Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios pinguis Rotund Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios proximus Woodland Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios robertsi Roberts' Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios silvia Great Sandy Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios splendidus Splendid Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios systenos Sharp-snouted Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios torresianus North-eastern Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios tovelli Darwin Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios troglodytes Sandamara Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios unguirostris Claw-snouted Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios waitii Beaked Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios wiedii Brown-snouted Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios yampiensis Yampi Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios yirrikalae Yirrkala Blind Snake -----
Offline Anilios zonula West Kimberley Blind Snake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops annae Saint Barts Blindsnake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops catapontus Brown-backed Blind Snake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops dominicanus Dominican Worm Snake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops geotomus Leeward Blindsnake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops granti Grant's Worm Snake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops guadeloupensis Antillotyphlops guadeloupensis -----
Offline Antillotyphlops hypomethes Puerto Rican Coastal Blindsnake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops monastus Leeward Blindsnake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops monensis Mona Blind Snake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops naugus Antillotyphlops naugus -----
Offline Antillotyphlops platycephalus Puerto Rican White-tailed Blindsnake -----
Offline Antillotyphlops richardi Brown-backed Blind Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis bothriorhynchus Gunther's Blind Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis diardii Diard's Blindsnake -----
Offline Argyrophis fuscus Brown Worm Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis giadinhensis Vietnam Worm Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis hypsobothrius Sumatra Worm Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis klemmeri Klemmer’s Blind Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis koshunensis Koshun Worm Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis muelleri Müller's Blind Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis oatesii Andaman Island Worm Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis roxaneae Argyrophis roxaneae -----
Offline Argyrophis siamensis Siamese Blind Snake -----
Offline Argyrophis trangensis Trang Blind Snake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops anchaurus Maisi Blindsnake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops anousius Cuban Pallid Blindsnake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops arator Cuban Giant Blindsnake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops biminiensis Bahaman Slender Blindsnake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops caymanensis Cayman Worm Snake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops contorhinus Cuban Short-nosed Blindsnake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops epactius Cayman Brac Blindsnake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops golyathi Goliath Blindsnake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops notorachius Imias Blindsnake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops paradoxus Cubatyphlops paradoxus -----
Offline Cubatyphlops perimychus Guantanamo Bay Blindsnake -----
Offline Cubatyphlops satelles Cienfuegos Blindsnake -----
Offline Cyclotyphlops deharvengi Deharveng's blind snake -----
Offline Grypotyphlops acutus Beaked Blind Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops ahsanai Indotyphlops ahsanai -----
Offline Indotyphlops albiceps White-headed Blind Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops braminus Brahminy Blindsnake -----
Offline Indotyphlops exiguus Belgaum Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops filiformis File Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops fletcheri Indotyphlops fletcheri -----
Offline Indotyphlops jerdoni Jerdon's Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops lankaensis Sri Lanka Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops lazelli Hong Kong Blind Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops leucomelas Pied Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops longissimus Long Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops loveridgei Loveridge's Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops madgemintonae Indotyphlops madgemintonae -----
Offline Indotyphlops malcolmi Malcolm's Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops meszoelyi Meszoelys Blind Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops ozakiae Indotyphlops ozakiae -----
Offline Indotyphlops pammeces South Indian Blind Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops porrectus Slender Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops schmutzi Schmutz's Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops tenebrarum Indotyphlops tenebrarum -----
Offline Indotyphlops tenuicollis Peter's Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops veddae Vedda Worm Snake -----
Offline Indotyphlops violaceus Violet Worm Snake -----
Offline Letheobia acutirostrata Letheobia acutirostrata -----
Offline Letheobia akagerae Letheobia akagerae -----
Offline Letheobia angeli Letheobia angeli -----
Offline Letheobia caeca Gabon Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia coecatus Letheobia coecatus -----
Offline Letheobia crossii Cross' Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia debilis Feeble Gracile Blind-snake -----
Offline Letheobia decorosa Cameroon Gracile Blind-snake -----
Offline Letheobia episcopus Letheobia episcopus -----
Offline Letheobia erythraea Eritrean Blind Snake -----
Offline Letheobia feae St. Thomas Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia gracilis Gracile Blind-snake -----
Offline Letheobia graueri Lake Tanganyika Blind Snake -----
Offline Letheobia jubana Letheobia jubana -----
Offline Letheobia kibarae Katanga Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia largeni Largen’s (gracile) Blind-snake -----
Offline Letheobia leucosticta Liberia Worm Snake -----
Offline Letheobia logonensis Letheobia logonensis -----
Offline Letheobia lumbriciformis Wormlike Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia manni Mann's Worm Snake -----
Offline Letheobia mbeerensis Letheobia mbeerensis -----
Offline Letheobia newtoni Newton's Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia pallida Zanzibar Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia pauwelsi Letheobia pauwelsi -----
Offline Letheobia pembana Pemba Gracile Blind-snake -----
Offline Letheobia praeocularis Léopoldville Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia rufescens Haut-oubangui Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia simoni Israeli Worm Snake -----
Offline Letheobia somalica Ethiopian Blind Snake -----
Offline Letheobia stejnegeri Stejneger's Beaked Snake -----
Offline Letheobia sudanensis Garamba Gracile Blind-snake -----
Offline Letheobia swahilica Swahili Gracile Blind-snake -----
Offline Letheobia toritensis Torit Gracile Blind-snake -----
Offline Letheobia uluguruensis Uluguri Worm Snake -----
Offline Letheobia weidholzi Letheobia weidholzi -----
Offline Letheobia wittei De Witte’s Gracile Blind-snake -----
Offline Letheobia zenkeri Zenker's Worm Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops albanalis Madatyphlops albanalis -----
Offline Madatyphlops andasibensis Andasibe Blind Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops arenarius Sand Worm Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops boettgeri Sand Worm Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops cariei Hoffstetter's Worm Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops comorensis Comoro Worm Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops decorsei Mocquard's Worm Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops domerguei Madatyphlops domerguei -----
Offline Madatyphlops madagascariensis Madagascar Worm Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops microcephalus Madatyphlops microcephalus -----
Offline Madatyphlops mucronatus Boettger's Worm Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops ocularis Parker's Worm Snake -----
Offline Madatyphlops rajeryi Madatyphlops rajeryi -----
Offline Madatyphlops reuteri Reuters Blind Snake -----
Offline Malayotyphlops andyi Malayotyphlops andyi -----
Offline Malayotyphlops canlaonensis Taylor's Worm Snake -----
Offline Malayotyphlops castanotus Malayotyphlops castanotus -----
Offline Malayotyphlops collaris Light-collared Blind Snake -----
Offline Malayotyphlops denrorum Malayotyphlops denrorum -----
Offline Malayotyphlops hypogius Cebu Blind Snake -----
Offline Malayotyphlops koekkoeki Boenjoe Island Worm Snake -----
Offline Malayotyphlops kraalii Kei Island Worm Snake -----
Offline Malayotyphlops luzonensis Luzon Blind Snake -----
Offline Malayotyphlops manilae Manila Blind Snake -----
Offline Malayotyphlops ruber Samar Blind Snake -----
Offline Malayotyphlops ruficaudus Brown Blind Snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops acuticaudus Palau Island Blind Snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops adocetus Ramphotyphlops adocetus -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops angusticeps Arboreal blind snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops becki Beck’s Blind Snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops bipartitus Ramphotyphlops bipartitus -----
Online Ramphotyphlops braminus Island Blind Snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops conradi Conrad's Worm Snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops cumingii Cuming's blind snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops depressus Melanesia blindsnake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops exocoeti Christmas island blind snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops flaviventer Yellow-bellied blindsnake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops hatmaliyeb Ramphotyphlops hatmaliyeb -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops lineatus Striped blind snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops lorenzi Lorenz's blind snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops mansuetus Small-headed Blind Snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops marxi Marx's Worm Snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops multilineatus Hook-nosed blindsnake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops olivaceus Olive blind snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops similis Manukwari blind snake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops suluensis Ramphotyphlops suluensis -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops supranasalis Salawati blindsnake -----
Offline Ramphotyphlops willeyi Loyalty islands blind snake -----
Offline Rhinotyphlops ataeniatus Somali blind-snake -----
Offline Rhinotyphlops boylei Boyle's beaked blind snake -----
Offline Rhinotyphlops lalandei Delalande's beaked blind snake -----
Offline Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus White-headed beaked snake -----
Offline Rhinotyphlops schinzi Schinz's Beaked Blind Snake -----
Offline Rhinotyphlops scortecci Scortecci’s Blind-snake -----
Offline Rhinotyphlops unitaeniatus Kenya beaked snake -----
Offline Sundatyphlops polygrammicus North-eastern Blind Snake -----
Offline Typhlops agoralionis La Hotte Blindsnake -----
Offline Typhlops capitulatus Haitian pale-lipped blindsnake -----
Offline Typhlops eperopeus Bahoruco Blindsnake -----
Offline Typhlops gonavensis Gonave blindsnake -----
Offline Typhlops grivensis Typhlops grivensis -----
Offline Typhlops hectus Thomas' worm snake -----
Offline Typhlops jamaicensis Jamaica worm snake -----
Offline Typhlops leptolepis Typhlops leptolepis -----
Offline Typhlops lumbricalis Cuban brown blindsnake -----
Offline Typhlops oxyrhinus Typhlops oxyrhinus -----
Offline Typhlops pachyrhinus Typhlops pachyrhinus -----
Offline Typhlops proancylops La Selle Blindsnake -----
Offline Typhlops pusillus Hispaniola worm snake -----
Offline Typhlops rostellatus Puerto Rican Worm Snake -----
Offline Typhlops schwartzi Hispaniolan giant blindsnake -----
Offline Typhlops silus Typhlops silus -----
Offline Typhlops sulcatus Island Worm Snake -----
Offline Typhlops sylleptor Pestel Blindsnake -----
Offline Typhlops syntherus Barahona peninsula blindsnake -----
Offline Typhlops tetrathyreus Haitian worm snake -----
Offline Typhlops titanops Big-eyed blindsnake -----
Offline Xerotyphlops etheridgei Xerotyphlops etheridgei -----
Offline Xerotyphlops luristanicus Eurasian Blind Snake -----
Offline Xerotyphlops socotranus Socotra Worm Snake -----
Offline Xerotyphlops vermicularis Eurasian Blind Snake -----
Offline Xerotyphlops wilsoni Iranian Worm Snake -----
The family Typhlopidae, commonly known as blind snakes or thread snakes, belongs to the order Squamata. These are small, non-venomous snakes that are adapted for a burrowing lifestyle, often resembling worms with their smooth, cylindrical bodies and reduced or absent eyes. Typhlopids primarily feed on ants, termites, and their larvae, using specialized jaws and sensory adaptations to locate prey underground. They are found in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide and are generally secretive, spending most of their lives beneath soil, leaf litter, or in rotting wood. Despite their small size and cryptic habits, they play an important ecological role in controlling insect populations and aerating the soil.

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