Ramphotyphlops angusticeps

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: Ramphotyphlops
Species: Ramphotyphlops angusticeps

Name

Ramphotyphlops angusticeps (Peters, 1878)

• Holotype: ZMB 9055.
• Type locality: “Neu-Caledonien” (in error).

Combinations

• Typhlops angusticeps Peters, 1878: 417 [original combination]
• Typhlina angusticeps — McDowell, 1974: 47 [subsequent combination]
• Ramphotyphlops angusticeps — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999: 57 [subsequent combination]

Synonyms

• Typhlops olivaceus reduncus Barbour, 1921: 197
  • Holotype: MCZ R-14269, collected by William M. Mann.
  • Type locality: “Keri Keri, San Cristóbal, Solomon Islands”.

References

Primary references

• Barbour, T. 1921. Reptiles and Amphibians from the British Solomon Islands. Proceedings of the New England Zoölogical Club 7: 91–112. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ramphotyphlops angusticeps. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 June 2023.
• Tallowin, O., Hamilton, A. & Allison, A. 2013. IUCN: Ramphotyphlops angusticeps  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T196656A2471439. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T196656A2471439.en. Accessed on 23 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Arboreal Blind Snake