Lower Classification

The Leptotyphlopidae snakes are divided into two sub-families, with one of them, Epictinae, being further grouped into multiple tribes, subtribes, and genera. Here are is the lower classification –

Leptotyphlopinae (Slender blind snakes/threadsnakes)

• Epacrophis
• Leptotyphlops
• Myriopholis
• Namibiana

Epictinae (Slender blind snakes/threadsnakes)

• Epictini, New World snakes (Tribe)
  • Epictina (Subtribe)
    • Epictia
    • Habrophallos (Monotypic species: Collared blind snake)
    • Siagonodon
  • Renina (Subtribe)
    • Rena
    • Trilepida
  • Tetracheilostomina (Subtribe)
    • Mitophis
    • Tetracheilostoma
  • Rhinoleptini (Tribe, African snakes)
    • Tricheilostoma
    • Rhinoleptus (Monotypic species: Villiers’s blind snake)
    • Rhinoguinea (Monotypic species: R. magna)