Ramphotyphlops guentheri

Ramphotyphlops guentheri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Subfamily: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Ramphotyphlops
Species: R. guentheri
Binomial name
Ramphotyphlops guentheri
(W. Peters, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Typhlops (Onychocephalus) güntheri W. Peters, 1865
  • Typhlops guentheri
    Boulenger, 1893
  • Ramphotyphlops guentheri — Robb, 1966
  • Typhlina guentheri
    — McDowell, 1974
  • Austrotyphlops guentheri Wallach, 2006
  • Anilios guentheri
    Hedges et al., 2014[1]

Ramphotyphlops guentheri is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3] The species is endemic to Australia.[1][3]

Etymology

The specific name, guentheri, is in honor of German-born British herpetologist Albert Günther.[4]

Geographic range

In Australia, R. guentheri is found in the state of Western Australia and in Northern Territory.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Anilios guentheri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. 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).
  3. 1 2 "Ramphotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. 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 guentheri, pp. 110-111).

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