Cubatyphlops

Cubatyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Cubatyphlops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Cubatyphlops
Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014

Distribution

The 12 species of the genus Cubatyphlops are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands.[1]

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

  • Cubatyphlops anchaurus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
  • Cubatyphlops anousius (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
  • Cubatyphlops arator (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
  • Cubatyphlops biminiensis (Richmond, 1955)
  • Cubatyphlops caymanensis (Sackett, 1940)
  • Cubatyphlops contorhinus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
  • Cubatyphlops epactius (Thomas, 1968)
  • Cubatyphlops golyathi (Domínguez & Moreno, 2009)
  • Cubatyphlops notorachius (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
  • Cubatyphlops paradoxus (Thomas, 1968)
  • Cubatyphlops perimychus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
  • Cubatyphlops satelles (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cubatyphlops.

References

  1. Genus Cubatyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

  • Hedges, S. Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Cubatyphlops, new genus, p. 46).
  • Thomas R, Hedges SB (2007). "Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba". Zootaxa 1400: 1-26.
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