Myriopholis wilsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolecophidia

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

Familia: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamilia: Leptotyphlopinae
Genus: Myriopholis
Species: Myriopholis wilsoni

Name

Myriopholis wilsoni (Hahn, 1978)

• Holotype: BMNH 1957.1.10.28, collected by H.D. Gwynne of the Oxford University Expedition to Socotra in 1956.
• Type locality: “Kirschon [=Kirchen], Socotra Island; elevation 634 meters”.
• Paratype: BMNH 1957.1.10.27, from “Adho Dimellus, Socotra Island; elevation 1067 meters”, collected by H.D. Gwynne in 1956.

Combinations

• Leptotyphlops wilsoni Hahn, 1978: 478 [original combination]
• Myriopholis wilsoni — Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges, 2009: 12 [subsequent combination]

Native distribution areas

• Yemen: Socotra Island.

References

Primary references

• Hahn, D.E. 1978. A Brief Review of the Genus Leptotyphlops (Reptilia, Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) of Asia, with Description of a New Species. Journal of Herpetology 12(4): 477–489. DOI: 10.2307/1563352 Reference page. 
• Adalsteinsson, S.A., Branch, W.R., Trape, S., Vitt, L.J. & Hedges, S.B. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the Family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata). Zootaxa 2244(1): 1–50. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2244.1.1 Reference page. 

Links

• Sindaco, R., Grieco, C. & Riservato, E. 2011. IUCN: Myriopholis wilsoni  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T199746A9125142. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199746A9125142.en. Accessed on 09 September 2025.