Typhlops leptolepis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: 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 Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Typhlopinae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: Typhlops leptolepis

Name

• Typhlops leptolepis Domínguez, Fong & Iturriaga, 2013: 137

Holotype: CZACC 4.5395.

Type locality: “Altiplanicie del Toldo (20°27'33" N, 74°53'60" W, 830 m elevation), Moa Municipality, Holguín Province, Cuba.”

References

Primary references

• Domínguez, M., Fong G., A. & Iturriaga, M. 2013. A new blind snake (Typhlopidae) from northeastern Cuba. Zootaxa 3681(2): 136–146. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3681.2.2 Reference page. 

Links

• Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2025. Typhlops leptolepis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 December 2017.