Amerotyphlops microstomus

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: Amerotyphlops microstomus

Name

• Amerotyphlops microstomus (Cope, 1866)

Holotype: USNM 61064.

Type locality: “Yucatan, Mexico.”

Combinations

• Typhlops microstomus Cope, 1866: 125 [original combination]
• Amerotyphlops microstomus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1866. Fourth contribution lo the herpetology of tropical America. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 18: 123–132. BHL
• 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amerotyphlops microstomus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 December 2017.