Leptotyphlops pembae

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 pembae

Name

• Leptotyphlops pembae Loveridge, 1941

Holotype: MCZ 46116, adult ♀.

Type locality: “Wingwi Pwana, Pemba Island”, Tanzania.

Combinations

• Leptotyphlops emini pembae Loveridge, 1941: 177 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Leptotyphlops pembae — Spawls et al., 2001: 303 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

References

Primary references

• Loveridge, A. 1941. New Geckos (Phelsuma and Lygodactylus), Snake (Leptotyphlops) and Frog (Phrynobarachits) from Pemba Island, East Africa. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 54(8): 175–178. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptotyphlops pembae. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.
• Spawls, S. & Malonza, P. 2014. IUCN: Leptotyphlops pembae  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2014: e.T44979860A44979865. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T44979860A44979865.en

Vernacular names

English: Pemba Worm Snake