Malayotyphlops luzonensis

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

Holotype: CM 2653 (formerly EHT 109).

Type locality: “Mount Maquiling, Luguna, Luzon[, Philippines]”.

Typhlops luzonensis Taylor, 1919: 105 [original combination]
Malayotyphlops luzonensis — Hedges et al., 2014: 23, 38 [subsequent combination]

Taylor, E.H. 1919. New or rare Philippine reptiles. Philippine Journal of Science 14(1): 105–125. BHL Reference page.
Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

Wynn, A.H., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2016. Two new species of Malayotyphlops from the northern Philippines, with redescriptions of M. luzonensis (Taylor) and M. ruber (Boettger). Journal of Herpetology 50(1): 157–168. DOI: 10.1670/14-104 Reference page.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Malayotyphlops luzonensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 March 2018.
Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R. 2016. IUCN: Malayotyphlops luzonensis (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T169890A104851179. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T169890A104851179.en

English: Luzon Worm Snake or Luzon Blind Snake