Typhlops jamaicensis
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Typhlopinae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: Typhlops jamaicensis
Name
- Typhlops jamaicensis (Shaw, 1802) [conserved name]
Neotype: KU [designated by Opinion 2323 (2013)]
Type locality: “Jamaica”.
Placed on the Official List of Specific Names in Zoology (Opinion 2323).
Combinations
- Anguis jamaicensis Shaw, 1802: 588 [original combination]
- Typhlops jamaicensis - Cochran, 1924: 175 [name combination]
References
Primary references
- Shaw, G. 1802. General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History. Vol.3, part 2. G. Kearsley, Thomas Davison, London: 313–615.
- Domínguez, M. & Díaz, Jr., R.E. 2011. Case 3527. Anguis jamaicensis Shaw, 1802 (currently Typhlops jamaicensis; Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation of the specific name by ruling that it is not to be treated as a replacement name for A. lumbricalis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently T. lumbrica) and the designation of neotypes for both taxa. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68(3): 197–203. DOI: 10.21805/bzn.v68i3.a13 Reference page.
- International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 2013. Opinion 2323 (Case 3527) Anguis jamaicensis Shaw, 1802 (currently Typhlops jamaicensis; Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 70(3): 212–213. DOI: 10.21805/bzn.v70i3.a3 Abstract. Reference page.
Links
- Uetz, P., Freed, P., Aguilar, P., Reyes, R., Kudera, F. & Hošek, J. (eds.) 2025. Typhlops jamaicensis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 18 December 2017.