Ramphotyphlops suluensis

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 suluensis

Name

• Ramphotyphlops suluensis (Taylor, 1918)

Holotype: BSMP 2001. [destroyed during WWII]

Type locality: “Bubuan Island, Tapian Group, Sulu [Archipelago, Philippines]”.

Combinations

• Typhlops suluensis Taylor, 1918: 257 [original combination]
• Ramphotyphlops suluensis — Hedges et al., 2014: 24, 39 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Taylor, E.H. 1918. Reptiles of Sulu Archipelago. Philippine Journal of Science 13(5): 233–267. 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ramphotyphlops suluensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 March 2018.
• Diesmos, A. 2009. IUCN: Ramphotyphlops suluensis  (Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169780A6672979. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169780A6672979.en