Liotyphlops albirostris

Liotyphlops albirostris (common name Whitenose blind snake) is a species of snake in the Anomalepididae family.[1] It is endemic to Central America.[2] The snake has been reported from Colombia, Curaçao, Panama and Venezuela.[3]

Liotyphlops albirostris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Liotyphlops
Species:
L. albirostris
Binomial name
Liotyphlops albirostris
(Peters, 1857)

References

  1. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. "Liotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  3. Liotyphlops albirostris - IUCN Redlist


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