Helminthophis
Helminthophis is a genus of non-venomous blind snakes found in southern Central America and northwestern South America. Currently, 3 monotypic species are recognized.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Costa Rica Blind Snake
speciesHelminthophis frontalis
Preocular Blind Snake
speciesHelminthophis praeocularis
Yellowtail Blind Snake
speciesHelminthophis flavoterminatus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32431.