Xerotyphlops
Xerotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Xerotyphlops | |
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Xerotyphlops vermicularis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Xerotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014 |
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
- 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).
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