Tetracheilostoma bilineatum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scolecophidia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Podiata 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: Neoreptilia Cladus: Parapleurota Cladus: Neodiapsida Cladus: Sauria Cladus: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Infraordo: Scolecophidia

Familia: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamilia: Epictinae
Genus: Tetracheilostoma
Species: Tetracheilostoma bilineatum

Name

Tetracheilostoma bilineatum (Schlegel, 1839)

• Syntypes (n=3): RMNH 3704a–b and MNHN 3234, collected by A. Plée between 1823–1825.
• Type locality: “Martinique”.

Combinations

• Typhlops bilineatus Schlegel, 1839: 36 [original combination]
• Stenostoma bilineatum — Duméril & Bibron, 1844 [subsequent combination]
• Epictia bilineatus — Gray, 1845 [subsequent combination]
• Glauconia bilineata — Boulenger, 1893 [subsequent combination]
• Leptotyphlops bilineata — Barbour, 1914 [subsequent combination]
• Tetracheilostoma bilineatum — Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges, 2009 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Schlegel, H. 1837–1844. Abbildungen neuer oder unvollständig bekannter Amphibien, nach der Natur oder dem Leben entworfen und mit einem erläuternden. Arnz & Co.: Düsseldorf, Germany. xiv + 141 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Dewynter, M. 2016. IUCN: Tetracheilostoma bilineatum  (Least Concern) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203635A115351235. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203635A2769284.en. Accessed on 01 November 2025.

Vernacular names

• English: Two-lined Blind Snake