Madatyphlops

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: Madatyphlopinae
Genus: Madatyphlops
Species (14): M. albanalis – M. andasibensis – M. arenarius – M. boettgeri – M. cariei – M. comorensis – M. decorsei – M. domerguei – M. eudelini – M. madagascariensis – M. microcephalus – M. mucronatus – M. ocularis – M. rajeryi – M. reuteri

Name

Madatyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 42

• Type species: Onychocephalus arenarius Grandidier, 1872, by original designation.

Synonyms

• Lemuriatyphlops Pyron & Wallach, 2014: 55 [synonymised by Nagy et al. (2015: 43)]
  • Type species: Typhlops microcephalus Werner, 1909, by original designation.

References

Primary references

• 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. 
• Pyron, R.A. & Wallach, V. 2014. Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zootaxa 3829(1): 1–81. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3829.1.1 Reference page. 
• Nagy, Z., Marion, A.B., Glaw, F., Miralles, A., Nopper, J., Vences, M. & Hedges, S.B. 2015. Molecular systematics and undescribed diversity of Madagascan scolecophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes). Zootaxa 4040(1): 31–47. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.1.3 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Renoult, J.P. & Raselimanana, A.P. 2009. A new species of Malagasy blind snake of the genus Typhlops Oppel (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Zootaxa 2290: 65–68. Abstract & excerpt
• Wallach, V. & Glaw, F. 2009. A new mid-altitude rainforest species of Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Madagascar with notes on the taxonomic status of T. boettgeri Boulenger, T. microcephalus Werner, and T. capensis Rendahl. Zootaxa 2294(1): 23–38. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2294.1.2 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Malagasy Blind Snakes