Liotyphlops petersii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolecophidia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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 Cladus: 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: Anomalepididae
Genus: Liotyphlops
Species: Liotyphlops petersii

Name

Liotyphlops petersii Dunn, 1944: 287

• Holotype: NHM 1946.1.11.26.
• Type locality: “Guayaquil, Ecuador”.

References

Primary references

• Dunn, E.R. & Tihen, J.A. 1944. The skeletal anatomy of Liotyphlops albirostris. Journal of Morphology 74(2): 287–295.

Additional references

• Linares-Vargas, C.A., Bolívar-García, W., Herrera-Martínez, A., Osorio-Domínguez, D., Ospina, O.E., Thomas, R. & Daza, J.D. 2021. The status of the anomalepidid snake Liotyphlops albirostris and the revalidation of three taxa based on morphology and ecological niche models. The Anatomical Record 304(10): 2264–2278. DOI: 10.1002/ar.24730 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Peters’ Blindsnake