Xerotyphlops luristanicus

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: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Xerotyphlops
Species: Xerotyphlops luristanicus

Name

• Xerotyphlops luristanicus Torki, 2017: 1

Holotype: MNHN-RA 2016.0040, adult ♂.

Type locality: “1,750-2,100 m a.s.l., on the western slope of the central Zagros Mountains, Badavar region, Nourabad, Lorestan Province, western Iran, 34º07´ N, 47º53´ E.”

References

Primary references

• Torki, F. 2017. A new species of blind snake, Xerotyphlops, from Iran. The Herpetological Bulletin 140: 1–5. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Xerotyphlops luristanicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 29 December 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Lorestan/Laki Blind Snake