Rhinotyphlops
| Rhinotyphlops | |
|---|---|
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| Rhinotyphlops lalandei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Rhinotyphlops Fitzinger, 1843 |
| Synonyms | |
Rhinotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes found in Africa, the Middle East and India. Currently, 28 species are recognized.[1][2]
Species
| Species[2] | Taxon author[2] | Subsp.*[2] | Common name | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. acutus | (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844) | 0 | beak-nosed worm snake | |
| R. anomalus | (Bocage, 1873) | 0 | ||
| R. ataeniatus | (Boulenger, 1912) | 0 | ||
| R. boylei | (FitzSimons, 1932) | 0 | Boyle's beaked blind snake[3] | |
| R. caecus | (A.H.A. Duméril, 1856) | 0 | ||
| R. crossii | (Boulenger, 1893) | 0 | ||
| R. debilis | Joger, 1990 | 0 | ||
| R. erythraeus | (Scortecci, 1928) | 0 | ||
| R. feae | (Boulenger, 1906) | 0 | ||
| R. gracilis | (Sternfeld, 1910) | 0 | ||
| R. graueri | (Sternfeld, 1912) | 0 | ||
| R. kibarae | (de Witte, 1953) | 0 | ||
| R. lalandeiT | (Schlegel, 1839) | 0 | Delalande's beaked blind snake[4] | |
| R. leucocephalus | (Parker, 1930) | 0 | ||
| R. lumbriciformis | (Peters, 1874) | 0 | ||
| R. newtonii | (Bocage, 1890) | 0 | ||
| R. praeocularis | (Stejneger, 1894) | 0 | ||
| R. rufescens | (Chabanaud, 1916) | 0 | ||
| R. schinzi | (Boettger, 1887) | 0 | Schinz's beaked blind snake[4] | |
| R. schlegelii | (Bianconi, 1847) | 3 | Schlegel's beaked blind snake[4] | |
| R. scorteccii | (Gans & Laurent, 1965) | 0 | Scortecci's blind snake[5] | |
| R. simoni | (Boettger, 1879) | 0 | ||
| R. somalicus | (Boulenger, 1895) | 0 | ||
| R. stejnegeri | (Loveridge, 1931) | 0 | ||
| R. sudanensis | (Schmidt, 1923) | 0 | ||
| R. unitaeniatus | (Peters, 1878) | 0 | ||
| R. wittei | Roux-Estève, 1974 | 0 | ||
*) Not including the nominate subspecies.
T) Type species.[1]
See also
- List of typhlopid species and subspecies.
- Typhlopidae by common name.
- Typhlopidae by taxonomic synonyms.
References
- 1 2 3 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- 1 2 3 4 "Rhinotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Branch, Bill. 2004. Field Guide to Snakes and Other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Ralph Curtis Books. Sanibel Island, Florida. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. pp. 53-54.
- 1 2 3 Branch, 2004.
- ↑ The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
External links
- Rhinotyphlops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.
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