Anomochilidae

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Common names: dwarf pipe snakes.

The Anomochilidae, or anomochilids, are a monotypic family created for the genus Anomochilus, which currently contains 2 monotypic species.

Description

These two species much resemble those of the family Cylindrophiidae (Asian pipesnakes). They lack both a chin groove and teeth on their pterygoid.

Geographic range

Found in West Malaysia and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Species

Species	Authority	Common name	Geographic range
A. leonardi	Smith, 1940	Leonard's pipe snake	West Malaysia in Selangor and Pahang.
A. weberiT	(Lidth de Jeude In Weber, 1890)	Weber's pipe snake	Indonesia on the island of Sumatra.

^T) Type species.

Taxonomy

The genus, together with Cylindrophis, were both previously assigned to the subfamily Cylindrophinae under the family Uropeltidae, but were removed by Cundall et al (1993) to prevent a paraphyletic relationship.

See also

• List of snakes, overview of all snake families and genera.

References

External links

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