Leptotyphlops pitmani

Taxonavigation edit

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 edit

Holotype: BMNH 1935.10.11.4.

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

Combinations edit

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

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Vernacular names edit

English: Pitman’s Thread Snake