Amerotyphlops paucisquamus

Amerotyphlops paucisquamus

Taxonavigation edit

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 paucisquamus

Name edit

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”.

Combinations edit

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

References edit

Primary references edit

Links edit

  • 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.

Vernacular names edit

English: Pernambuco Worm Snake