Amerotyphlops paucisquamus

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

Amerotyphlops paucisquamus (Dixon & Hendricks, 1979)

Holotype: MCZ R-147336, adult indet., collected by Dr. Burnet, and donate to the museum on 21 December 1863.
Type locality: “the state of Pernambuco, Brasil”.

Typhlops paucisquamus Dixon & Hendricks, 1979: 23 [original combination]
Amerotyphlops paucisquamus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [subsequent combination]

Dixon, J.R. & Hendricks, F.S. 1979. The wormsnakes (family Typhlopidae) of the neotropics, exclusive of the Antilles. Zoologische Verhandelingen 173: 1–39. PDF Reference page.
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.

Silveira, A.L., Argôlo , A.J.S., Abrahão, C.R., Nogueira, C. de C., Strüssmann , C., Loebmann, D., Barbo, F.E., Franco, F.L., Costa, G.C., Pontes, G.M.F., Colli, G.R., de Moura, G.J.B., Zaher, H. el D., Martins, M.R.C., Borges-Martins, M., Oliveira , M.E., Hoogmoed, M.S., Marques, O.A.V., Passos, P.G.H., Bérnils, R.S., Kawashita-Ribeiro, R.A., Sawaya, R.J. & da Costa, T.B.G. 2019. IUCN: Amerotyphlops paucisquamus (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T75606855A75606857. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75606855A75606857.en. Accessed on 24 January 2024.

English: Pernambuco Worm Snake