Madatyphlops eudelini

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: Madatyphlopinae
Genus: Madatyphlops
Species: Madatyphlops eudelini

Name

Madatyphlops eudelini Hawlitschek, Scherz, Webster, Ineich & Glaw, 2021: 2257

• Holotype: ZSM 403/2014 (FGZC 4983), adult sex undetermined, collected by R. Eudeline on 15 October 2014.
• Type locality: “12.88177°S, 45.16921°E, 585 m a.s.l., on a trail in primary humid forest on the ascent of Mt. Benara from Bandrele, Mayotte (a French oversea department, Comoros Archipelago)”.

References

Primary references

• Hawlitschek, O., Scherz, M.D., Webster, K.C., Ineich, I. & Glaw, F. 2021. Morphological, osteological, and genetic data support a new species of Madatyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) endemic to Mayotte Island, Comoros Archipelago. The Anatomical Record 304(10): 2249–2263. DOI: 10.1002/ar.24589 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Madatyphlops eudelini. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 10 September 2023.
• Hawlitschek, O., Augros, S. & Webster, K.C. 2021. IUCN: Madatyphlops eudelini  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T198409731A198409897. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T198409731A198409897.en. Accessed on 10 September 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Eudeline's Worm Snake