Indotyphlops leucomelas
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Indotyphlops
Species: Indotyphlops leucomelas
Name
Indotyphlops leucomelas (Boulenger, 1890)
- Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.10.46 (formerly BMNH 1874.4.29.223), collected by R.H. Beddome between 1857–1882.
- Type locality: “Haycock Mountain (2000 ft.) in Ceylon, 40 miles from Point de Galle”.
Combinations
- Typhlops leucomelas Boulenger, 1890: 237 [original combination]
- Asiatyphlops leucomelas — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 23 [subsequent combination]
- Indotyphlops leucomelas — Pyron & Wallach, 2014: 16 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
- Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL Reference page.
- Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
- Pyron, R.A. & Wallach, V. 2014. Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zootaxa 3829(1): 1–81. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3829.1.1
Reference page.