Scolecophidia
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Scolecophidia
- A taxonomic suborder within the order Serpentes – the single superfamily Typhlopoidea (the blind snakes).
Usage notes
Effectively synonymous with the superfamily Typhlopoidea; either (but not both) may be excluded in some taxonomies.
Hypernyms
- (suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Reptilia – class; Diapsida – subclass; Lepidosauromorpha – infraclass; Lepidosauria – superorder; Squamata – order; Serpentes - order
Hyponyms
- (suborder): Typhlopoidea (superfamily)
References
- Scolecophidia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Scolecophidia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Scolecophidia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons