Afrotyphlops rondoensis

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: Afrotyphlopinae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species: Afrotyphlops rondoensis

Name

• Afrotyphlops rondoensis (Loveridge, 1942)

Holotype: MCZ 48066, collected by A. Loveridge on 5 May 1939.

Type locality: “Nchingidi, near Lindi, Rondo Plateau, southeastern Tanganyika Territory [=Tanzania]”.

Combinations

• Typhlops tettensis rondoensis Loveridge, 1942: 256 [original combination, as subspecies]
• Typhlops rondoensis — Laurent, 1964: 419 [subsequent combination, elevate to species]
• Rhinotyphlops rondoensis — Broadley & Wallach, 2000: 167 [subsequent combination]
• Afrotyphlops rondoensis — Broadley & Wallach, 2009: 36 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

• Loveridge, A. 1942. Scientific results of a fourth expedition to forested areas in east and central Africa. IV. Reptiles. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 91: 237–373. BHL
• Broadley, D.G. & Wallach, V. 2009. A review of the eastern and southern African blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae), excluding Letheobia Cope, with the description of two new genera and a new species. Zootaxa 2255: 1–100. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2024. Afrotyphlops rondoensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.
• Msuya, C.A., Ngalason, W. & Howell, K. 2015. IUCN: Afrotyphlops rondoensis  (Data Deficient). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T22476267A22476273. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-2.RLTS.T22476267A22476273.en

Vernacular names

English: Rondo Blind Snake