Afrotyphlops usambaricus

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Taxonavigation

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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: Afrotyphlopinae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species: Afrotyphlops usambaricus

Name

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  • Afrotyphlops usambaricus (Laurent, 1964)

Holotype: MCZ 38699, collected by R.E. Moreau on June 1955.

Type locality: “Amani, Usambara Mtns.[, Tanzania]”.

Combinations

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  • Typhlops boulengeri usambaricus Laurent, 1964: 416 [original combination, as subspecies]
  • Typhlops usambaricusWallach, 1998: 452 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
  • Rhinotyphlops usambaricusBroadley & Wallach, 2000: 167 [subsequent combination]
  • Afrotyphlops usambaricusBroadley & Wallach, 2009: 41 [subsequent combination]

References

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Primary references

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Vernacular names

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English: Usambara Blind Snake