Ramphotyphlops howi
| Ramphotyphlops howi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Ramphotyphlops |
| Species: | R. howi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramphotyphlops howi Storr, 1983 | |
| Synonyms | |
Ramphotyphlops howi is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3]
Etymology
The specific name, howi, is in honor of Australian zoologist Richard Alfred How.[4]
References
- ↑ "Anilios howi ". 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 howi, p. 126).
Further reading
- Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N. 2014. "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Anilios howi, new combination).
- Storr GM. 1983. "A New Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Western Australia". Rec. West. Australian Mus. 10 (4): 315-317. (Ramphotyphlops howi, new species).
- Wallach V. 2006. "The nomenclatural status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 42 (1): 8-24. (Austrotyphlops howi, new combination).
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