Amerotyphlops minuisquamus

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: Amerotyphlops
Species: Amerotyphlops minuisquamus

Name

Amerotyphlops minuisquamus (Dixon & Hendricks, 1979)

• Holotype: TCWC 39130, adult ♀, collected by Pekka Soini on 17 March 1972.
• Type locality: “Mishana, Loreto, Peru.”

Combinations

• Typhlops minuisquamus Dixon & Hendricks, 1979: 21 [original combination]
• Amerotyphlops minuisquamus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Dixon, J.R. & Hendricks, F.S. 1979. The wormsnakes (family Typhlopidae) of the neotropics, exclusive of the Antilles. Zoologische Verhandelingen 173: 1–39. PDF 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

• Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P., Caicedo, J. & Rivas, G. 2019. IUCN: Amerotyphlops minuisquamus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T44582124A44582129. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44582124A44582129.en. Accessed on 24 January 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Basin Worm Snake