Namibiana latifrons

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamilia: Leptotyphlopinae
Genus: Namibiana
Species: Namibiana latifrons

Name

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Lectotype: BMNH 1864.6.14.5, collected by J.J. Monteiro between 1861–1864. [designated by Broadley & Watson (1976: 483)]

Type locality: “Benguela”, Angola.

Paralectotype: BMNH 1864.6.14.6; same locality as lectotype. [designated by Broadley & Watson (1976: 483)]

Combinations

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  • Glauconia latifrons Sternfeld, 1908: 94 [original combination]
  • Leptotyphlops latifronsBroadley & Watson, 1976: 483 [subsequent combination]
  • Namibiana latifronsAdalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges, 2009: 13 [subsequent combination]

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Vernacular names

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English: Benguela Thread Snake