title: Leptotyphlopinae
text: # Leptotyphlopinae
  
  Leptotyphlopinae (commonly called slender blind snakes or threadsnakes) are a subfamily of snakes found in equatorial Africa.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  * Genus Epacrophis [Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009] (3 species)
  * Genus Leptotyphlops [Fitzinger, 1843] (21 species)
  * Genus Myriopholis [Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009] (23 species)
  * Genus Namibiana [Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branc, 2009] (5 species)
  