Antillotyphlops dominicanus

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: Antillotyphlops
Species: Antillotyphlops dominicanus

Name

Antillotyphlops dominicanus (Stejneger, 1904)

• Syntypes (3): BMNH 65.5.4.177, 89.8.14.1-8 and 91.5.11.2.
• Type locality: “Island of Dominica, Lesser Antilles”.

Combinations

• Typhlops dominicana Stejneger, 1904: 687 [original combination]
• Antillotyphlops dominicanus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Stejneger, L. 1904. The Herpetology of Porto Rico. Report of the United States National Museum for the year ending June 30, 1902: 549–724. BHL 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. Antillotyphlops dominicanus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 17 December 2017.
• Powell, R. 2019. IUCN: Antillotyphlops dominicanus  (Least Concern). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T75607267A75608149. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75607267A75608149.en

Vernacular names

English: Dominican Worm Snake