Indotyphlops violaceus

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: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Indotyphlops
Species: Indotyphlops violaceus

Name

Indotyphlops violaceus (Taylor, 1947)

• Holotype: FMNH 100068 (formerly EHT-HMS 30091), collected by E.H. Taylor on 5 October 1944.
• Type locality: “12 miles north of Trincomalee, Ceylon”.

Combinations

• Typhlops violaceus Taylor, 1947: 289 [original combination]
• Indotyphlops violaceus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 23 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1947. Comments on Ceylonese snakes of the genus Typhlops with descriptions of new species. The University of Kansas Science Bulletin 31(13): 283–298. BHL 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. 

Vernacular names

English: Violet Worm Snake