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Rhinotyphlops
Rhinotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes found in Africa, the Middle East and India. Currently, 28 species are recognized.
7 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 7 known species

Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake
speciesRhinotyphlops lalandei
Schinz's Beaked Blind Snake
speciesRhinotyphlops schinzi

Kenya Beaked Snake
speciesRhinotyphlops unitaeniatus
Boyle's Beaked Blind Snake
speciesRhinotyphlops boylei
Scortecci’s blind-snake
speciesRhinotyphlops scorteccii
Somali blind-snake
speciesRhinotyphlops ataeniatus
White-headed Beaked Snake
speciesRhinotyphlops leucocephalus
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 32714.