Afrotyphlops anomalus

Afrotyphlops anomalus, commonly known as the Angolan giant blind-snake or the anomalous beaked snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is endemic to Angola.[1] Its classification was changed from Rhinotyphlops to Megatyphlops when Rhinotyphlops was found to be polyphyletic.[2] In 2014 Megatyphlops was changed to Afrotyphlops.[3]

Afrotyphlops anomalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Species:
A. anomalus
Binomial name
Afrotyphlops anomalus
(Bocage, 1873)
Synonyms[1]
  • Onychocephalus anomalus Bocage, 1873
  • Typhlops anchietae Bocage, 1886
  • Typhlops anomalus
    Boulenger, 1893
  • Rhinotyphlops anomalus
    – Roux-Estève, 1974
  • Megatyphlops anomalus
    Broadley & Wallach, 2009

Geographic range

It is found in southeastern Angola.[1]

References

  1. Afrotyphlops anomalus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 25 September 2020.
  2. Pyron, Robert Alexander; Burbrink, Frank T. & Wiens, John J. (2013). "A phylogeny and revised classification of Squamata, including 4161 species of lizards and snakes" (PDF). BMC Evolutionary Biology. 13 (1): 93–145. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-13-93. PMC 3682911. PMID 23627680.
  3. Hedges, Stephen Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie & Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)" (PDF). Caribbean Herpetology. 49: 1–61.

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