Leptotyphlops aethiopicus

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: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamilia: Leptotyphlopinae
Genus: Leptotyphlops
Species: Leptotyphlops aethiopicus

Name

• Leptotyphlops aethiopicus Broadley & Wallach, 2007: 38

Holotype: BMNH 1911.12.13.17.

Type locality: “near Harrar [=Harar], Harerge Region, Ethiopia (09°18’N, 42°08’E, elevation ca. 2000 m).”

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. & Wallach, V. 2007. A revision of the genus Leptotyphlops in northeastern Africa and southwestern Arabia (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae). Zootaxa 1408: 1–78. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptotyphlops aethiopicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Ethiopian Worm Snake