Rhinotyphlops crossii
| Rhinotyphlops crossii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Subfamily: | Afrotyphlopinae |
| Genus: | Rhinotyphlops |
| Species: | R. crossii |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhinotyphlops crossii (Boulenger, 1893) | |
| Synonyms | |
Rhinotyphlops crossii is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[2][3] R. crossii is endemic to Africa.[4]
Etymology
The specific name, crossii, is in honor of British explorer William Henry Crosse (1859-1903).[5]
Geographic range
R. crossii is found in Nigeria and Togo.[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).
- ↑ "Rhinotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- 1 2 The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ 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. (Rhinotyphlops crossii, p. 62).
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families Typhlopidæ, Glauconidæ, Boidæ, Ilysiidæ, Uropeltidæ, Xenopeltidæ, and Colubridæ Aglyphæ, part. London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Typhlops crossii, new species, p. 52 + Plate III, Figures 5a, 5b, 5c).
- Boulenger GA. 1895. "On some new or little-known Reptiles obtained by W.H. Crosse, Esq., on the Niger". Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Sixth Series 16: 32-34. (Typhlops crossii, p. 33).
- Roux-Estève R. 1974. "Révision systématique des Typhlopidae d'Afrique, Reptilia-Serpentes ". Memoires du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle Nouvelle Serie - Serie A, Zoologie 87: 1-75. (in French).
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