Ramphotyphlops adocetus

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 adocetus

Name

Ramphotyphlops adocetus Wynn, Reynolds, Buden, Falanruw & Lynch, 2012: 41

• Holotype: USNM 529971, adult ♂, collected by Otto Sirom on 15 July 1999.
• Type locality: “Pasa Island, Ant Atoll, Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia”.
• Etymology: Derived from the Greek adoketos meaning “unexpected or surprising,” in reference to the unexpected discovery of this species on a remote Pacific atoll.

References

Primary references

• Wynn, A.H., Reynolds, R.P., Buden, D.W., Falanruw, M.C. & Lynch, B. 2012. The unexpected discovery of blind snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Micronesia: two new species of Ramphotyphlops from the Caroline Islands. Zootaxa 3172(1): 39–54. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3172.1.3 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ramphotyphlops adocetus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 November 2022.