Antillotyphlops geotomus

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: Antillotyphlops
Species: Antillotyphlops geotomus

Name edit

  • Antillotyphlops geotomus (Thomas, 1966)

Holotype: MCZ 81115, adult indet.

Type locality: “1 mi. N Carlisle, St. Mary’s Parish, Antigua, British West Indies.”

Combinations edit

  • Typhlops monastus geotomus Thomas, 1966: 260 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Typhlops geotomusVidal et al., 2010: 559 [name combination, elevate to species]
  • Antillotyphlops geotomusHedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [name combination]

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Vernacular names edit

English: Antigua Worm Snake