Leptotyphlops macrops

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 macrops

Name

• Leptotyphlops macrops Broadley & Wallach, 1996: 162

Holotype: NMZB 11352, ♂.

Type locality: “Mkwaja Forests, Pangani District, Tanga Region, Tanzania (05°52’S, 38°47’E), altitude below 100 m.”

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. & Wallach, V. 1996. Remarkable New Worm Snake (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) from the East African Coast. Copeia 1996(1): 162–166. DOI: 10.2307/1446951 JSTOR Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptotyphlops macrops. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.
• Malonza, P. & Spawls, S. 2014. IUCN: Leptotyphlops macrops  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T44979811A44979817. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T44979811A44979817.en

Vernacular names

English: Goggle-eyed Worm Snake