Letheobia pallida

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: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Afrotyphlopinae
Genus: Letheobia
Species: Letheobia pallida

Name

• Letheobia pallida Cope, 1868: 322

Lectotype: MCZ 5723. [designated by Broadley & Wallach (2007: 46)]

Type locality: “Zanzibar” Island, Tanzania.

Paralectotype: ANSP 3300; same locality as lectotype. [designated by Broadley & Wallach (2007: 46)]

Combinations

• Typhlops pallidus – Boulenger, 1893: 54 [subsequent combination]
• Rhinotyphlops pallidus – Roux-Estève, 1974: 217 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1868. An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the upper Amazon, with notes on other species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 96–140. BHL
• Broadley, D.G. & Wallach, V. 2007. A review of East and Central African species of Letheobia Cope, revived from the synonymy of Rhinotyphlops Fitzinger, with descriptions of five new species (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Zootaxa 1515: 31–68. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page. 

Links

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

Vernacular names

English: Pemba Gracile Blind-snake