Leptotyphlops pungwensis

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: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamilia: Leptotyphlopinae
Genus: Leptotyphlops
Species: Leptotyphlops pungwensis

Name

• Leptotyphlops pungwensis Broadley & Wallach, 1997: 116

Holotype: NMZB-UM 7251, juvenile ♀.

Type locality: “between Muda and Lamego railway sidings, Pungwe Flats, Mozambique (19°22'S: 34°22'E), altitude ca. 50 meters.”

References

Primary references

• Broadley, D.G. & Wallach, V. 1997. A review of the worm snakes of Mozambique (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) with the description of a new species. Arnoldia Zimbabwe 10(11): 111–119. Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Leptotyphlops pungwensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.