Pseudoindotyphlops exiguus

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 exiguus

Name

Pseudoindotyphlops exiguus (Jan, 1864)

• Holotype: SMNS 2473.
• Type locality: “East Indies”.

Combinations

• Typhlops exiguus Jan, 1864 [original combination]
• Indotyphlops exiguus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 23 [subsequent combination]
• Pseudoindotyphlops exiguus — 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. 

Links

• Srinivasulu, B., Srinivasulu, C. & Ganesan, S.R. 2013. IUCN: Pseudoindotyphlops exiguus  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172664A1362374. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172664A1362374.en

Vernacular names

English: Belgaum Worm Snake