Indotyphlops lankaensis

Taxonavigation

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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: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Indotyphlops
Species: Indotyphlops lankaensis

Name

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Indotyphlops lankaensis (Taylor, 1947)

  • Holotype: FMNH 100066 (formerly EHT-HMS 30062), collected by E.H. Taylor on 13 September 1944.
  • Type locality: “12 miles north of Trincomalee, Ceylon”.

Combinations

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  • Typhlops lankaensis Taylor, 1947: 287 [original combination]
  • Indotyphlops lankaensisHedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 23 [subsequent combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Sri Lanka Worm Snake