Malayotyphlops
Malayotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Malayotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014 |
Distribution
The 12 species of the genus Malayotyphlops are found in Indonesia and the Philippines.[1]
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Malayotyphlops andyi Wynn, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2016
- Malayotyphlops canlaonensis (Taylor, 1917)
- Malayotyphlops castanotus (Wynn & Leviton, 1993)
- Malayotyphlops collaris (Wynn & Leviton, 1993)
- Malayotyphlops denrorum Wynn, Diesmos & Brown, 2016
- Malayotyphlops hypogius (Savage, 1950)
- Malayotyphlops koekkoeki (Brongersma, 1934)
- Malayotyphlops kraalii (Doria, 1874)
- Malayotyphlops luzonensis (Taylor, 1919)
- Malayotyphlops manilae (Taylor, 1919)
- Malayotyphlops ruber (Boettger, 1897)
- Malayotyphlops ruficaudus (Gray, 1845)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Malayotyphlops.
References
- Genus Malayotyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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. (Malayotyphlops, new genus, pp. 43–44).
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