Amerotyphlops

Amerotyphlops brongersmianus

Taxonavigation

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: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Typhlopinae
Genus: Amerotyphlops
Species (19): A. amoipira – A. arenensis – A. brongersmianus – A. caetanoi – A. costaricensis – A. illusorium – A. lehneri – A. martis – A. microstomus – A. minuisquamus – A. montanum – A. paucisquamus – A. reticulatus – A. stadelmani – A. tasymicris – A. tenuis – A. trinitatus – A. tycherus – A. yonenagae

Name

Amerotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 43

• Type species: Typhlops brongersmianus Vanzolini, 1976, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. Full article (PDF). Reference page. 

Additional references

• Pyron, R.A. & Wallach, V. 2014. Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zootaxa 3829(1): 1–81. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3829.1.1 Reference page. 
• Graboski, R., Pereira Filho, G.A., Silva, A.A.A., Prudente, A.L.C. & Zaher, H. 2015. A new species of Amerotyphlops from Northeastern Brazil, with comments on distribution of related species. Zootaxa 3920(3): 443–452. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3920.3.3 Reference page. 
• Graboski, R., Arredondo, J.C., Grazziotin, F.G., Guerra-Fuentes, R.A., Silva, A.A.A., Prudente, A.L.C., Pinto, R.R., Rodrigues, M.T., Bonatto, S.L. & Zaher, H. [2022] 2023. Revealing the cryptic diversity of the widespread and poorly known South American blind snake genus Amerotyphlops (Typhlopidae: Scolecophidia) through integrative taxonomy. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 197(3): 719–751. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac059 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amerotyphlops . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 September 2024.