Afrotyphlops

Afrotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Distribution
The 28 species of this genus are found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
 * Angola blind snake (Afrotyphlops angolensis Bocage, 1866)
 * Angolan giant blind snake (Afrotyphlops anomalus Bocage, 1873)
 * Bibron's blind snake (Afrotyphlops bibronii A. Smith, 1846)
 * Blanford's blind snake (Afrotyphlops blanfordii Boulenger, 1889)
 * Somali giant blind snake (Afrotyphlops brevis Scortecci, 1929)
 * Calabresi's blind snake (Afrotyphlops calabresii Gans & Laurent, 1965)
 * Chirio's blind snake (Afrotyphlops chirioi Trape, 2019)
 * Blotched blind snake (Afrotyphlops congestus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
 * Wedge-snouted blind snake (Afrotyphlops cuneirostris W. Peters, 1879)
 * Elegant blind snake (Afrotyphlops elegans W. Peters, 1868)
 * Fornasini's blind snake (Afrotyphlops fornasinii Bianconi, 1847)
 * Gierra's blind snake (Afrotyphlops gierrai Mocquard, 1897)
 * Kaimosi blind snake (Afrotyphlops kaimosae Loveridge, 1935)
 * Liberian blind snake (Afrotyphlops liberiensis Hallowell, 1848)
 * Lined blind snake (Afrotyphlops lineolatus Jan, 1864)
 * African giant blind snake (Afrotyphlops mucruso W. Peters, 1854)
 * Kenyan dwarf blind snake (Afrotyphlops nanus Broadley & Wallach, 2009)
 * Bicoloured blind snake (Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus Broadley & Wallach, 2000)
 * Malawi blind snake (Afrotyphlops obtusus W. Peters, 1865)
 * Tanga blind snake (Afrotyphlops platyrhynchus Sternfeld, 1910)
 * Spotted blind snake (Afrotyphlops punctatus Leach, 1819)
 * Rondo blind snake (Afrotyphlops rondoensis Loveridge, 1942)
 * Afrotyphlops rouxestevae Trape, 2019
 * Schlegel's giant blind snake (Afrotyphlops schlegelii Bianconi, 1847)
 * Schmidt's blind snake (Afrotyphlops schmidti Laurent, 1956)
 * Steinhaus's blind snake (Afrotyphlops steinhausi F. Werner, 1909)
 * Liwale blind snake (Afrotyphlops tanganicanus Laurent, 1964)
 * Usambara blotched blind snake (Afrotyphlops usambaricus Laurent, 1964)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Afrotyphlops.