Amerotyphlops trinitatus

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 trinitatus

Name

Amerotyphlops trinitatus (Richmond, 1965)

• Holotype: AMNH 89820.
• Type locality: “in log beside Arima Road, 3 miles above Simla”, Trinidad.

Combinations

• Typhlops trinitatus Richmond, 1965: 121 [original combination]
• Amerotyphlops trinitatus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [name combination]

References

Primary references

• Richmond, N.D. 1965. A new species of blind snake, Typhlops, from Trinidad. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 78: 121–124. BHL
• 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 trinitatus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 December 2017.