Amerotyphlops yonenagae

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

Holotype: MZUSP 10.086, adult ♂.

Type locality: “Brasil: Bahia: Santo Inácio (11°06'S, 42°44'W).”

Typhlops yonenagae Rodrigues, 1991: 343 [original combination]
A[merotyphlops]. yonenagae — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [name combination]

Rodrigues, M.T. 1991. Herpetofauna das dunas interiores do rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brasil. IV. Uma nova espécie de Typhlops (Ophidia, Typhlopidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, São Paulo 37(22): 343–346. 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.