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Xenotyphlops is an ancient group that diverged from other blind snakes during the Cretaceous, following the separation of Madagascar from India.On the newly-isolated Madagascar, the ancestral Xenotyphlopidae and Typhlopidae diverged from one another; Typhlopidae dispersed worldwide from Madagascar while leaving behind a single Malagasy genus (Madatyphlops), while the Xenotyphlopidae remained ...
"Morphological variation and taxonomic reassessment of the endemic Malagasy blind snake family Xenotyphlopidae (Serpentes, Scolecophidia)". Spixiana 36 (2): 269–282. Wallach V, Ineich I (1996). "Redescription of a rare Malagasy blind snake, Typhlops grandidieri Mocquard, with placement in a new genus (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)".
The common name of Scolecophidia, blind snakes, is based on their shared characteristic of reduced eyes that are located under their head scales. [14] These head scales are found in all snakes and are referred to as spectacles, but within this infraorder, they are opaque, resulting in decreased visual capabilities. [ 3 ]
This is a list of reptiles in Madagascar. ... Snakes. Boas (Boidae) Acrantophis madagascariensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1844) Acrantophis dumerili (Jan, 1860)
Angola blind snake; Angolan giant blind snake; Aparallactus capensis; Aparallactus moeruensis; Arabian cat snake; Asp (snake) Aspidelaps lubricus; Atheris acuminata; Atheris anisolepis; Atheris barbouri; Atheris broadleyi; Atheris ceratophora; Atheris chlorechis; Atheris desaixi; Atheris hetfieldi; Atheris hispida; Atheris katangensis; Atheris ...
All species in the family Typhlopidae are fossorial and feed on social fossorial invertebrates such as termites and ants. The tracheal lung is present and chambered in all species. One species, the Brahminy's blind snake, is the only unisexual snake, with the entire population being female and reproducing via parthenogenesis.
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Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake [4] and other names, is a non-venomous blind snake species, found mostly in Africa and Asia, and has been introduced in many other parts of the world.