Mitophis
Mitophis is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops.
| Mitophis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Subfamily: | Epictinae |
| Genus: | Mitophis Hedges, Adalsteinsson & Branch, 2009 |
The genus contains the following species:[1]
- Mitophis asbolepis
- Mitophis calypso, Samana threadsnake
- Mitophis leptepileptus, Haitian Border threadsnake
- Mitophis pyrites, Thomas's blind snake
References
- " Mitophis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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