Home - Taxonomy - Geography - Biodiversity - Literature - Purchase RepFocus Recent updates Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk). Latest update: April 12th, 2025. Taxonomy of the family Typhlopidae Bibliography of the genus Madatyphlops Biodiversity of the family Typhlopidae Genus Madatyphlops Malagasy Blind Snakes Madagascar-Blindschlangen Madagascar-ormeslanger 2014 Madatyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal (type species: Onychocephalus arenarius Grandidier 1872) 2014 Lemuriatyphlops Pyron & Wallach (type species: Typhlops microcephalus Werner 1909; syn. Nagy, Marion, Glaw, Miralles, Nopper, Vences & Hedges 2015) Contents: 14 species, of which 13 (92.9%) are endemic. Endemism: 0% 100% Remarks: The species of this genus were formerly included in the genus Typhlops. Pyron & Wallach (2014) included four African species (Afrotyphlops calabresii, A. cuneirostris, A. platyrhynchus, Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus) in Madatyphlops, but this was rejected by Nagy, Marion, Glaw, Miralles, Nopper, Vences & Hedges (2015). Following these authors, the genus is endemic to the Comoro Archipelago and Madagascar, according to available information, however, the origin of albanalis is uncertain. Distribution: Comoro Islands (Anjouan, Grande Comoro), Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be). Meristic and other data of the world's snakes. Compiled by V. Wallach Key to abbreviations Head drawings of the genus Madatyphlops. Compiled by V. Wallach Madatyphlops albanalis (no common name) - - 1918 Typhlops albanalis Rendahl Lemuriatyphlops albanalis Pyron & Wallach 2014 Madatyphlops albanalis Nagy, Marion, Glaw, Miralles, Nopper, Vences & Hedges 2015 Remarks: Previously listed as a synonym of Madatyphlops ocularis (e.g., Hahn 1980), in spite of albanalis being an older name than ocularis, the former name thus having priority over the latter. Distribution: Unknown. Madatyphlops andasibensis Andasibe Blind Snake Andasibe-Blindschlange Andasibe-ormeslange 2009 Typhlops andasibensis Wallach & Glaw Madatyphlops andasibensis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Madagascar. Madatyphlops arenarius Mouroundava Blind Snake Mouroundava-Blindschlange Mouroundava-ormeslange 1872 Onychocephalus arenarius Grandidier Typhlops arenarius Boulenger 1893 Madatyphlops arenarius Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously included boettgeri. Distribution: Madagascar. Madatyphlops boettgeri Southwest Madagascar Blind Snake Südwestmadagassische Blindschlange Sydvestmadagassisk Ormeslange 1893 Typhlops boettgeri Boulenger Madatyphlops boettgeri Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously regarded as a synonym of arenarius (e.g., Guibe 1958; Hahn 1980; McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999). Revalidated by Wallach & Glaw (2009). Distribution: Madagascar. Madatyphlops comorensis Comoro Blind Snake Komoren-Blindschlange Comorisk Ormeslange 1889 Typhlops comorensis Boulenger Afrotyphlops comorensis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Madatyphlops comorensis Pyron & Wallach 2014 Remarks: Previously included the population now assigned to eudelini (Hawlitschek, Scherz, Webster, Ineich & Glaw 2021). Distribution: Comoro Islands (Anjouan, Grande Comoro). Madatyphlops decorsei Ambovombe Blind Snake Ambovombe-Blindschlange Ambovombe-ormeslange 1901 Typhlops decorsei Mocquard Madatyphlops decorsei Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Madagascar. Madatyphlops domerguei Ranomafana Blind Snake Ranomafana-Blindschlange Ranomafana-ormeslange 1980 Typhlops domerguei Roux-Estève Madatyphlops domerguei Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Lemuriatyphlops domerguei Pyron & Wallach 2014 Distribution: Madagascar. Madatyphlops eudelini Mayotte Blind Snake Mayotte-Blindschlange Mayotte-ormeslange 2021 Madatyphlops eudelini Hawlitschek, Scherz, Webster, Ineich & Glaw Remarks: Previously regarded as a population of comorensis (Hawlitschek, Scherz, Webster, Ineich & Glaw 2021). Distribution: Mayotte. Madatyphlops madagascariensis Nosy Bé Black Blind Snake Nosy-Bé-Blindschlange Nosy Bé-ormeslange 1877 Typhlops madagascariensis Boettger Madatyphlops madagascariensis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be). Madatyphlops microcephalus Madagascar Small-headed Blind Snake Madagassische Kleinkopf-Blindschlange Madagasssisk Småhovedet Ormeslange 1909 Typhlops microcephalus Werner Madatyphlops microcephalus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Lemuriatyphlops microcephalus Pyron & Wallach 2014 Remarks: Regarded as a synonym of Indotyphlops braminus by some authors (e.g., Loveridge 1957; Hahn 1980; Brygoo 1983, 1987; McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999), but as a valid species by others (e.g., Glaw & Vences 1992; Meirte 1992). Validity confirmed by Wallach & Glaw (2009). Distribution: Madagascar. Madatyphlops mucronatus North Madagascar Blind Snake Nordmadagassische Blindschlange Nordmadagassisk Ormeslange 1880 Typhlops mucronatus Boettger Madatyphlops mucronatus Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be). Madatyphlops ocularis Antongil Bay Blind Snake Antongil-Blindschlange Antongil-ormeslange 1927 Typhlops ocularis Parker Madatyphlops ocularis Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Remarks: Previously included albanalis (e.g., Hahn 1980). See further remarks under albanalis. Distribution: Madagascar. Madatyphlops rajeryi Southeast Madagascar Blind Snake Südostmadagassische Blindschlange Sydøstmadagassisk Ormeslange 2009 Typhlops rajeryi Renoult & Raselimanana Madatyphlops rajeryi Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Distribution: Madagascar. Madatyphlops reuteri Nosy Bé Grey-Blue Blind Snake Grau-blaue Blindschlange, Reuters Blindschlange Gråblå Ormeslange 1881 Typhlops reuteri Boettger Madatyphlops reuteri Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal 2014 Lemuriatyphlops reuteri Pyron & Wallach 2014 1882 Typhlops lenzi Boettger (Hahn 1980) Distribution: Madagascar (incl. Nosy Be).