Myriopholis macrura

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

Myriopholis macrura (Boulenger, 1903)

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.11.75. [designated by Hahn (1978: 480).
Type locality: “Sokotra (Dahamis, 350 feet; Jena-agahan, 1200-2500 feet; Homhil, 1500-2500 feet)”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Jena-agahan, Socotra Island” by Hahn 91978: 480).

Glauconia macrura Boulenger, 1903: 89 [original combination]
Leptotyphlops macrura — Parker, 1949: 20 [subsequent combination]
Myriopholis macrura — Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges, 2009: 12 [subsequent combination]

Hahn, D.E. 1978. A Brief Review of the Genus Leptotyphlops (Reptilia, Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) of Asia, with Description of a New Species. Journal of Herpetology 12(4): 477–489. DOI: 10.2307/1563352 Reference page.
Adalsteinsson, S.A., Branch, W.R., Trape, S., Vitt, L.J. & Hedges, S.B. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the Family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata). Zootaxa 2244(1): 1–50. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2244.1.1 Reference page.

English: Socotra Long-tailed Thread Snake