Amerotyphlops amoipira

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Typhlopinae
Genus: Amerotyphlops
Species: Amerotyphlops amoipira

Name

Amerotyphlops amoipira (Rodrigues & Juncá, 2002)

• Holotype: MZUSP 12298, collected by Flora Acuña Juncá on 5 March 2000.
• Type locality: “Ibiraba (10°48’S, 42°50’W): state of Bahia: Brazil”.

Combinations

• Typhlops amoipira Rodrigues, 1991: 327 [original combination]
• Amerotyphlops amoipira — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Rodrigues, M.T. & Juncá, F.A. 2002. Herpetofauna of the quaternary sand dunes of the middle Rio São Francisco: Bahia: Brazil. VII. Typhlops amoipira sp. nov., a possible relative of Typhlops yonenagae (Serpentes, Typhlopidae). Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 42(13): 325–333. DOI: 10.1590/S0031-10492002001300001 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. 

Links

• Martins, M.R.C., Nogueira, C. de C. & Wallach, V. 2019. IUCN: Amerotyphlops amoipira  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T178692A96476524. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T178692A96476524.en. Accessed on 18 June 2025.