Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus

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: Afrotyphlopinae
Genus: Rhinotyphlops
Species: Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus

Name

• Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus (Parker, 1930)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.11.96 (formerly BMNH 1930.5.9.11), collected by R.H.R. Taylor between 1925–1930.

Type locality: “Las Anod (8º28’N. x 47°21’E.), 2400 ft., British Somaliland”.

Combinations

• Typhlops leucocephalus Parker, 1930: 605 [original combination]
• Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus — Roux-Estève, 1974: 183 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Parker, H.W. 1930. Three new Reptiles from Somaliland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 10, 6: 603–606.

Additional 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. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 January 2019.

Vernacular names

English: White-headed Beaked Blind Snake