Argyrophis
| Argyrophis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Argyrophis Gray, 1845 |
Argyrophis is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Distribution
The 12 species of the genus Argyrophis are found throughout Asia.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Argyrophis bothriorhynchus (Günther, 1864)
- Argyrophis diardii (Schlegel, 1839)
- Argyrophis fuscus (A.H.A. Duméril, 1851)
- Argyrophis giadinhensis (Bourret, 1937)
- Argyrophis hypsobothrius (F. Werner, 1917)
- Argyrophis klemmeri (Taylor, 1962)
- Argyrophis koshunensis (Ōshima, 1916)
- Argyrophis muelleri (Schlegel, 1839)
- Argyrophis oatesii (Boulenger, 1890)
- Argyrophis roxaneae (Wallach, 2001)
- Argyrophis siamensis (Günther, 1864)
- Argyrophis trangensis (Taylor, 1962)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Argyrophis.
References
- ^ Genus Argyrophis at The Reptile Database
Further reading
- Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Argyrophis, new genus, p. 136).
- Pyron RA, Wallach V (2014). "Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence". Zootaxa 3829: 1-81. (Genus Argyrophis, p. 53).