Ramphotyphlops broomi
| Ramphotyphlops broomi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Ramphotyphlops |
| Species: | R. broomi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramphotyphlops broomi (Boulenger, 1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
Ramphotyphlops broomi is a species of nonvenomous snake in the Typhlopidae family. R. broomi is found mainly in Australia in woodland, mallee, arid and semi-arid areas. [2][3]
Etymology
The specific name, broomi, is in honor of paleontologist Robert Broom.[4]
References
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Ramphotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ 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. (Ramphotyphlops broomi, p. 40).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1898. Descriptions of Two new Snakes from Queensland. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Seventh Series, 2: 414. (Typhlops broomi, new species).
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