Argyrophis is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Distribution The 12 species of the genus Argyrophis are found throughout Asia.
Species The following species are recognized as being valid. Argyrophis bothriorhynchus Argyrophis diardii Argyrophis fuscus Argyrophis giadinhensis Argyrophis hypsobothrius Argyrophis klemmeri Argyrophis koshunensis Argyrophis muelleri Argyrophis oatesii Argyrophis roxaneae Argyrophis siamensis Argyrophis trangensis
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Argyrophis.
References
Further reading Gray JE (1845). Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxviii + 289 pp. (Argyrophis, new genus, p. 136). Pyron RA, Wallach V (2014). "Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence". Zootaxa 3829: 1–81. (Genus Argyrophis, p. 53).