Acutotyphlops
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| Acutotyphlops | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Acutotyphlops Wallach, 1995[1] |
- Common names: (none).
Acutotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes found in eastern Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Currently, 4 species are recognized.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
Found in eastern Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.[1]
[edit] Species
| Species[2] | Taxon author[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. banaorum | Wallach et al., 2007 | Kalinga Province of Luzon, the Philippines. | |
| A. infralabialis | (Waite, 1918) | The Solomon Islands: Bougainville, New Georgia, Malaita and Guadalcanal. | |
| A. kunuaensisT | Wallach, 1995 | The island of Bougainville (endemic). | |
| A. solomonis | (Parker, 1939) | Eastern Papua New Guinea and on the island of Bougainville. | |
| A. subocularis | (Waite, 1897) | Umboi Island, New Britain, Duke of York Island, New Ireland, the Bismark Archipelago and the Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Malaita, New Georgia and Nggela). |
T) Type species.[1]
[edit] Taxonomy
In 2007, a new species was described that is found in the Philippines -- more than 4.000 km from the other species of the genus.[3]
[edit] See also
- List of typhlopid species and subspecies
- Typhlopidae by common name
- Typhlopidae by taxonomic synonyms
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d 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).
- ^ a b c "Acutotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634395. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Wallach, V.; Brown, Diesmos & Gee (2007). "An Enigmatic New Species of Blind Snake from Luzon Island, Northern Philippines, with a Synopsis of the Genus Acutotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Journal of Herpetology 41 (4): 690–702. doi:10.1670/206-5.1.
[edit] External links
- Acutotyphlops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.
