Pseudoindotyphlops porrectus

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: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Pseudoindotyphlops
Species: Pseudoindotyphlops porrectus

Name

Pseudoindotyphlops porrectus (Stoliczka, 1871)

• Syntypes: NHMW 15357a-b, 15358a-b.
• Type locality: “Nagri Valley below Darjeeling at an altitude of about 5000 feet”.

Combinations

• Typhlops porrectus Stoliczka, 1871: 191 [original combination]
• Indotyphlops porrectus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 23 [subsequent combination]
• Pseudoindotyphlops porrectus — Sidharthan, Roy & Karanth, 2024: 6 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• 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. 
• Sidharthan, C., Roy, P. & Karanth, K.P. 2024. Molecular data reveals a new genus of blindsnakes within Asiatyphlopinae from India. Journal of Genetics 103: 3. DOI: 10.1007/s12041-023-01457-3 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Slender Worm Snake