Ramphotyphlops adocetus
Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Ramphotyphlops
Species: Ramphotyphlops adocetus
Name
[edit]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
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Ramphotyphlops adocetus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 13 November 2022.