Trilepida
| Trilepida | |
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| Big-scaled blind snake (Trilepida macrolepis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Subfamily: | Epictinae |
| Genus: | Trilepida Hedges, 2011 |
Trilepida is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Trilepida affinis, Venezuela blind snake
- Trilepida anthracina, Bailey's blind snake
- Trilepida brasiliensis, Brazilian blind snake
- Trilepida dimidiata, dainty blind snake
- Trilepida dugandi, Dugand's blind snake
- Trilepida fuliginosa
- Trilepida guayaquilensis, Guayaquila blind snake
- Trilepida jani
- Trilepida joshuai, Joshua's blind snake
- Trilepida koppesi, Amaral's blind snake
- Trilepida macrolepis, big-scaled blind snake
- Trilepida nicefori, Santander blind snake
- Trilepida pastusa
- Trilepida salgueiroi, Espírito Santo blind snake
References
- ^ " Trilepida ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.