Malayotyphlops canlaonensis

Taxonavigation[edit]

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

Holotype: CM 2666 (formerly EHT 241).

Type locality: “Canlaon Volcano, Negros, P.I. [=Philippines]. ... elevation about 750 meters.”.

Typhlops canlaonensis Taylor, 1917: 354 [original combination]
Malayotyphlops canlaonensis — Hedges et al., 2014: 23, 38 [subsequent combination]

Taylor, E.H. 1917. Snakes and lizards known from Negros, with descriptions of new species and subspecies. Philippine Journal of Science 12(6): 353–381. 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.

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Malayotyphlops canlaonensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 31 March 2018.
Diesmos, A.C. & Paguntalan, L.M. 2016. IUCN: Malayotyphlops canlaonensis (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T169906A104846916. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T169906A104846916.en

English: Taylor's Worm Snake or Taylor’s Blind Snake