Typhlops rostellatus

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: Typhlops
Species: Typhlops rostellatus

Name

Typhlops rostellatus Stejneger, 1904: 686

• Holotype: USNM 25463, adult indet., collected by A.B. Baker on 26 January 1899.
• Type locality: “Lares, Porto Rico”.

References

Primary references

• Stejneger, L. 1904. The Herpetology of Porto Rico. Report of the United States National Museum for the year ending June 30, 1902: 549–724. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Typhlops rostellatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 December 2017.
• Joglar, R. & Thomas, R. 2016. IUCN: Typhlops rostellatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75607428A75608254. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75607428A75608254.en

Vernacular names

English: Puerto Rican Worm Snake