Ramphotyphlops cumingii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota 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: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Subclassis: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Ramphotyphlops
Species: Ramphotyphlops cumingii

Name

Ramphotyphlops cumingii (Gray, 1845)

• Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.10.83, 1946.1.11.19-20.
• Type locality: “Philippines” and “Indian Ocean”.

Combinations

• Onychophis cumingii Gray, 1845: 133 [original combination]
• Ramphotyphlops cumingii — Wynn & Leviton, 1993 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Gray, J.E. 1845. Catalogue of the Specimens of Lizards in the Collection of the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum. (Edward Newman, printer). xxvii + 289 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, R., F. Reyes, J. Kudera & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Ramphotyphlops cumingii. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 23 June 2023.
• Diesmos, A. & Brown, R. 2009. IUCN: Ramphotyphlops cumingii  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169771A6671888. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169771A6671888.en. Accessed on 23 June 2023.

Vernacular names

• English: Cuming's Blind Snake