Typhlopoidea

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Translingual[edit]

Typhlops vermicularis

Etymology[edit]

From Typhlops +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun[edit]

Typhlopoidea

  1. A taxonomic superfamily within the order Squamata – some fossorial snakes, called blind snakes.

Usage notes[edit]

Sometimes excluded, the families being classified within Scolecophidia. Scolecophidia is also sometimes excluded (but not both). When both are used, Scolecophidia is monotypic.

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