Antillotyphlops
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| Antillotyphlops | |
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| Antillotyphlops platycephalus, flathead worm snake | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Antillotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014 |
Antillotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Distribution
The 12 species of the genus Antillotyphlops are found on Caribbean islands.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
- Antillotyphlops annae (Breuil, 1999)
- Antillotyphlops catapontus (Thomas, 1966)
- Antillotyphlops dominicanus (Stejneger, 1904)
- Antillotyphlops geotomus (Thomas, 1966)
- Antillotyphlops granti (Ruthven & Gaige, 1935)
- Antillotyphlops guadeloupensis (Richmond, 1966)
- Antillotyphlops hypomethes (Hedges & Thomas, 1991)
- Antillotyphlops monastus (Thomas, 1966)
- Antillotyphlops monensis (Schmidt, 1926)
- Antillotyphlops naugus (Thomas, 1966)
- Antillotyphlops platycephalus (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
- Antillotyphlops richardi (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Nota bene A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Antillotyphlops.
References
- ^ a b Genus Antillotyphlops 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. (Antillotyphlops, new genus, pp. 44–46).