Liotyphlops

Liotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes in the family Anomalepididae.

[2][3] Species of Liotyphlops are found in Central America and South America from Costa Rica to Paraguay.

[1] Head scutellation characters are certainly useful for identifications based on external morphology.

Liotyphlops fossorial, cryptozonic habits, and nocturnal activity.

[1] Nota bene: A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Liotyphlops.