Typhlops jamaicensis

Taxonavigation

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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: Typhlops
Species: Typhlops jamaicensis

Name

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  • Typhlops jamaicensis (Shaw, 1802) [conserved name]

Neotype: KU [designated by Opinion 2323 (2013)]

Type locality: “Jamaica”.

Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (Opinion 2323).

Combinations

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  • Anguis jamaicensis Shaw, 1802: 588 [original combination]
  • Typhlops jamaicensis - Cochran, 1924: 175 [name combination]

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Jamaica Worm Snake