Indotyphlops lazelli

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Sauropsida Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Cladus: Diapsida Cladus: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Scolecophidia Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Indotyphlops
Species: Indotyphlops lazelli

Name

Indotyphlops lazelli (Wallach & Pauwels, 2004)

• Holotype: MCZ 173290 (field no. Z-36266), adult ♀, collected by Sandra Brown on 27 May 1988.
• Type locality: “High West, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong Territory, China, ca. 22°15'30"N, 114°08'30"E”.

Combinations

• Typhlops lazelli Wallach & Pauwels, 2004: 4 [original combination]
• Indotyphlops lazelli — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 23 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Wallach, V. & Pauwels, O.S.G. 2004. Typhlops lazelli, A New Species of Chinese Blindsnake from Hong Kong (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Breviora 512: 1–21. 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

• Lau, M., Qi, S. & Rao, D.-Q. 2024. IUCN: Indotyphlops lazelli  (Critically Endangered). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T199780A199545467. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T199780A199545467.en. Accessed on 07 October 2025.