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Snakes (Serpentes)    Genera Cathetorhinus Black-headed Blind Snake Gerrhopilus Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes

Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: December 31st, 2022. Biodiversity of the family Gerrhopilidae Bibliography of the family Gerrhopilidae Gerrhopilidae Indo-Malayan Blind Snakes Indomalaiische Blindschlangen*     Indo-malayiske Ormeslanger Contents: Endemicity: 2 genera of which none are endemic*   0% 100% 24 species of which 23 (95.8%) are endemic   0% 100% *Distribution, hence endemicity, of the single species of the genus Cathetorhinus is unknown. Remarks:  The family Gerrhopilidae was separated from the family Typhlopidae by Vidal, Marin, Morini, Donnellan, Branch, Thomas, Vences, Wynn, Cruaud & Hedges (2010) as a monogeneric family, containing only the genus Gerrhopilus. Subsequently, Cathetorhinus was resurrected from the synonymy of Ramphotyphlops (Typhlopidae) and transferred to Gerrhopilidae by Pyron & Wallach (2014). Distribution:  S. Asia, Malay Archipelago. Reported from: India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand.