Biology:Xerotyphlops

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Short description: Genus of snakes

Xerotyphlops
Typhlops vermicularis.jpg
Xerotyphlops vermicularis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Xerotyphlops
Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014

Xerotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Distribution

The five species in this genus Xerotyphlops are found in the Palearctic.[1]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Xerotyphlops etheridgei (Wallach, 2002)
  • Xerotyphlops luristanicus Torki, 2017
  • Xerotyphlops socotranus (Boulenger, 1889)
  • Xerotyphlops syriacus (Jan, 1864)
  • Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Merrem, 1820)
  • Xerotyphlops wilsoni (Wall, 1908)

Nota bene. A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Xerotyphlops.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Genus Xerotyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Xerotyphlops, new genus, p. 41).


Wikidata ☰ Q16738505 entry