Ramphotyphlops acuticauda

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: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Ramphotyphlops
Species: Ramphotyphlops acuticauda

Name

Ramphotyphlops acuticauda (Peters, 1878)

• Holotype: ZMB 9127.
• Type locality: “Palaos [=Palau]”.

Combinations

• Typhlops acuticaudus Peters, 1878: 417 [original combination]
• Typhlina acuticauda — Hahn, 1980 [subsequent combination]
• Ramphotyphlops acuticauda — Bauer, Günther & Klipfel, 1995 [subsequent combination]

References

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2023. Ramphotyphlops acuticauda. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 June 2023.
• Allison, A., Hamilton, A. & Tallowin, O. 2022. IUCN: Ramphotyphlops acuticauda  (Least Concern) (amended version of 2012 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T196655A217774447. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T196655A217774447.en. Accessed on 23 June 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Palau Island Blind Snake