Typhlops sulcatus

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 sulcatus

Name

Typhlops sulcatus Cope, 1868: 128

• Holotype: USNM 12371.
• Type locality: “Navassa Island, southwest from St.-Domingo”.

Synonyms

• Typhlops haitiensis Richmond, 1964: 5

• • Holotype: MCZ 62635.
  • Type locality: “Manneville, Haiti”.

References

Primary references

• Cope, E.D. 1868. An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 20: 96–140. BHL
• Richmond, N.D. 1964. The blind snakes (Typhlops) of Haiti with descriptions of three new species. Breviora 202: 1–12. BHL

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Typhlops sulcatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 December 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Island Worm Snake