Typhlops schwartzi
| Typhlops schwartzi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Infraorder: | Scolecophidia |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Typhlops |
| Species: | T. schwartzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlops schwartzi Thomas, 1989 | |
Typhlops schwartzi, commonly known as Schwartz' worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[1][2][3] The species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, schwartzi, is in honor of American herpetologist Albert Schwartz.[4]
References
- 1 2 Typhlops schwartzi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 October 2015.
- ↑ "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ↑ McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Touré, T'Shaka A. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops schwartzi, p. 239).
Further reading
- Thomas R. 1989. "The relationships of Antillean Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) and the description of three new Hispaniolan species. pp. 409-432. In: Woods CA (editor). 1989. Biogeography of the West Indies: Past, Present, and Future. Gainesville, Florida: Sandhill Crane Press. xvii + 878 pp. (Typhlops schwartzi, new species, p. 409).
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