Siagonodon exiguum

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: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamilia: Epictinae
Genus: Siagonodon
Species: Siagonodon exiguum

Name

Siagonodon exiguum Martins, Folly, Ferreira, Garcia da Silva, Koch, Fouquet, Machado, Lopes, Pinto, Rodrigues & Passos, 2023: 348

• Holotype: MNRJ 27562, adult ♀.
• Type locality: “on the Monte Branco Plateau located in the Saracá-Taquera National Forest, Pará, Brazil (01°37’56.99”S, 56°33’29.03”W, 195 meters above sea level (m a.s.l)”.

References

Primary references

• Martins, A., Folly, M., Ferreira, G.N., Garcia da Silva, A.S., Koch, C., Fouquet, A., Machado, A., Lopes, R.T., Pinto, R., Rodrigues, M.T. & Passos, P. 2023. An evolutionary paradox on threadsnakes: Phenotypic and molecular evidence reveal a new and remarkably polymorphic species of Siagonodon (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae: Epictinae) from Amazonia. Vertebrate Zoology 73: 345–366. DOI: 10.3897/vz.73.e98170 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Siagonodon exiguum. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 19 May 2023.