Amerotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Distribution The 19 species of this genus are found from Mexico through South America.. www.reptile-database.org.
Species The following species are recognized as being valid. Amerotyphlops amoipira Amerotyphlops arenensis Amerotyphlops brongersmianus Amerotyphlops caetanoi Amerotyphlops costaricensis Amerotyphlops illusorium Amerotyphlops lehneri Amerotyphlops martis Amerotyphlops microstomus Amerotyphlops minuisquamus Amerotyphlops montanum Amerotyphlops paucisquamus Amerotyphlops reticulatus Amerotyphlops stadelmani Amerotyphlops tasymicris Amerotyphlops tenuis Amerotyphlops trinitatus Amerotyphlops tycherus Amerotyphlops yonenagae
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Amerotyphlops.
References
Further reading Hedges, S. Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. (Amerotyphlops, new genus, pp. 43–44).