NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
White-nosed Blindsnake
Liotyphlops albirostris (Peters, 1858)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Liotyphlops albirostris (common name Whitenose blind snake) is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae. It is endemic to Central America. The snake has been reported from Colombia, Curaçao, Panama and Venezuela.
Wikipedia contributors, Liotyphlops albirostris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:56:05.339094+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Liotyphlops albirostris (Peters, 1858)
- Name authority
- (Peters, 1858)
- Common name
- White-nosed Blindsnake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Anomalepididae
- Genus
- Liotyphlops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderScolecophidia Cope, 1864
- familyAnomalepididae
- genusLiotyphlops
- speciesLiotyphlops albirostris (Peters, 1858)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Liotyphlops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cope's Blind SnakeLiotyphlops anops (Cope, 1899) | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sao Paulo Blind SnakeLiotyphlops schubarti Vanzolini, 1948 | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ternetz's Blind SnakeLiotyphlops ternetzii (Boulenger, 1896) | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liotyphlops trefauti Freire, Caramaschi & Suzart Argôlo, 2007 | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Wilder's Blind SnakeLiotyphlops wilderi (Garman, 1883) | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liotyphlops caissara Centeno, Sawaya & Germano, 2010 | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Peters’ BlindsnakeLiotyphlops petersii (Boulenger, 1889) | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liotyphlops argaleus Dixon & Kofron, 1984 | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Caracas BlindsnakeLiotyphlops caracasensis (Roze, 1952) | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Liotyphlops haadi Silva-Haad, Franco & Maldonado, 2008 | AnomalepididaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Helminthophis canellei Mocquard, 1903 Mocquard, 1903 | synonym |
| Liotyphlops rowani Smith & Grant, 1958 Smith & Grant, 1958 | synonym |
| Typhlops (Idiotyphlops) emunctus Garman, 1884 Garman, 1884 | synonym |
| Rhinotyphlops albirostris Peters, 1858 Peters, 1858 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Liotyphlops&species=albirostris Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:6QH68. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.