Taxa

Xenotyphlopidae

Family

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Xenotyphlopidae." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-xenotyphlopidae.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Xenotyphlopidae. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-xenotyphlopidae

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-xenotyphlopidae,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Xenotyphlopidae},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/family-xenotyphlopidae},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Xenotyphlopidae is a family of blind snakes, also called Malagasy blind snakes, endemic to Madagascar. Established in 2010 by Vidal, Vences, Branch and Hedges, the family contains a single genus, Xenotyphlops, described by Wallach and Ineich in 1996, with two recognized species, Xenotyphlops grandidieri and Xenotyphlops mocquardi.

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