Liotyphlops beui
| Liotyphlops beui | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Anomalepididae |
| Genus: | Liotyphlops |
| Species: | L. beui |
| Binomial name | |
| Liotyphlops beui (Amaral, 1924) | |
| Synonyms | |
Liotyphlops beui is a species of nonvenomous snake in the Anomalepididae family.[2][3] The species is endemic to Brazil,[1] where it is common.
Etymology
The specific name, beui, is in honor of "T. Bue" who collected the type specimen.[4]
Geographic range
L. beui is found in the Brazilian states of Espírito Santo, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, and São Paulo.[1]
Type locality: Butantan, São Paulo, Brazil.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ "Liotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA. 1999. Snake Species of the World, A Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: The Herpetologists' League. xi + 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series), ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liotyphlops beui, p. 24).
Further reading
- Amaral A. 1924. "Helminthophis". Proc. New England Zool. Club 9:25-30. (Helminthophis beui, new species, p. 29).
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