Mitophis is a genus of snakes in the family Leptotyphlopidae. All of the species were previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops. All members of this genus are endemic to the island of Hispaniola (in the Dominican Republic and Haiti).

Mitophis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamily: Epictinae
Genus: Mitophis
Hedges, Adalsteinsson, & Branch, 2009

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ " Mitophis ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.