Typhlops lumbricalis

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: Typhlops
Species: Typhlops lumbricalis

Name

Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758)

• Neotype: KU 273756. [designated by Domínguez & Díaz (2011: 197, 199).
• Type locality: “America”, restricted to “Bahamas islands” by Thomas (1989: 411), and fixed by neotype designation as “Eleuthera Island (Bahamas)” by Domínguez & Díaz (2011: 197).

Combinations

• Anguis lumbricalis Linnaeus, 1758: 228 [original combination]
• Typhlops lumbricalis — Oppel, 1811: 380 [name 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. 
• Domínguez, M. & Díaz, Jr., R.E. 2011. Taxonomy of the Blind Snakes Associated with Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae) from the Bahamas Islands and Cuba. Herpetologica 67(2): 194–211. DOI: 10.1655/HERPETOLOGICAD-10-00024.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Typhlops lumbricalis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 December 2017.
• Buckner, S. & Reynolds, R.G. 2021. IUCN: Typhlops lumbricalis  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T75607334A75608194. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T75607334A75608194.en. Accessed on 16 June 2022.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Regenwurm-Blindschlange
English: Earthworm Blind Snake

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