Leptotyphlops pitmani

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 pitmani

Name

• Leptotyphlops pitmani Broadley & Wallach, 2007

Holotype: BMNH 1935.10.11.4.

Type locality: “Bisu [=Biso], W Budongo Forest, Bunyoro, Uganda (01°44’N, 31°26’E, 1600 m).”

Combinations

• Leptotyphlops scutifrons pitmani Broadley & Walalch, 2007: 45 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Leptotyphlops pitmani — Spawls et al., 2018: 372 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]

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 pitmani. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 21 October 2018.

Vernacular names

English: Pitman’s Thread Snake