Amerotyphlops reticulatus

Amerotyphlops reticulatus

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: Typhlopinae
Genus: Amerotyphlops
Species: Amerotyphlops reticulatus

Name

Amerotyphlops reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Lectotype (icnotype): figure 4 of plate 747 of Scheuchzer. [designated by Bauer (2012: 68)]
• Neotype: RMNH 7660, subadult ♂, collected on 3 April 1939, donated to the museum by H.W.C. Cossee. [designated by Dixon & Hendricks (1979: 25), invalid by Bauer (2012: 68)]
• Type locality: “America”, redesigned by neotype designation as “Paramaribo, Suriname” by Dixon & Hendricks (1979: 25), invalid by Bauer (2012: 68).

Combinations

• Anguis reticulata Linnaeus, 1758: 228 [original combination]
• Typhlops reticulatus — Duméril & Bibron, 1844: 282 [subsequent combination]
• Amerotyphlops reticulatus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page. 
• Dixon, J.R. & Hendricks, F.S. 1979. The wormsnakes (family Typhlopidae) of the neotropics, exclusive of the Antilles. Zoologische Verhandelingen 173: 1–39. PDF 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

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Amerotyphlops reticulatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 December 2017.
• Caicedo, J.R., Gutiérrez-Cárdenas, P. & Rivas, G. 2019. IUCN: Amerotyphlops reticulatus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T178605A44955523. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T178605A44955523.en. Accessed on 16 June 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Reticulate Worm Snake

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