Cubatyphlops arator

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: Typhlopinae
Genus: Cubatyphlops
Species: Cubatyphlops arator

Name

• Cubatyphlops arator (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)

Holotype: MNHNCU 191.

Type locality: ““El Narigon and La India,” near Puerto Escondido, La Habana, Province, Cuba”.

Combinations

• Typhlops arator — Thomas & Hedges, 2007: 19 [original combination]
• Cubatyphlops arator — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Thomas, R. & Hedges, S.B. 2007. Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba. Zootaxa 1400: 1–26. Abstract & excerpt. 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. Cubatyphlops arator. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 December 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Cuban Giant Blindsnake