Antillotyphlops catapontus (THOMAS, 1966)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Anegada Blindsnake, Erica's Worm Snake
Synonym	Typhlops richardi catapontus THOMAS 1966: 190 Typhlops richardi capapontus — CAREY 1972 Typhlops catapontus — HEDGES & THOMAS 1991 Typhlops catapontus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 95 Typhlops catapontus — KORNILIOS et al. 2013 Antillotyphlops catapontus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops catapontus — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Antillotyphlops catapontus — NAGY et al. 2015 Typhlops catapontus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 760
Distribution	Puerto Rico Bank Type locality: "Vicinity of the Settlement, Anegada, British Virgin Islands"
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ 77220 PARATYPES: ASFS V3938, V3940-41, CM 39611, USNM 152448, same data as type.
Diagnosis	DIAGNOSIS: A subspecies of Typhlops richardi characterized by far anterior reduction of scale rows, a low degree of labial flare, a high number of vertebrae (226-238), large size, and a low number (nine) of pigmented scale rows [from THOMAS 1966: 190].
Comment	Subspecies: Typhlops richardii naugus THOMAS 1966 is now considered as a valid species.
Etymology	Named after Greek καταποντίζω (= to sink in the sea) in reference to the type locality on Anegada, the “drowned” island at the northeast extreme of the Virgin Islands. Not given by Thomas 1966.
References	Hedges, S. B. and R. Thomas. 1991. Cryptic species of snakes (Typhlopidae: Typhlops) from the Puerto Rico Bank detected by protein electrophoresis. Herpetologica 47: 448-459. - get paper here Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61 - get paper here Kornilios, P.; S. Giokas, P. Lymberakis, R. Sindaco 2013. Phylogenetic position, origin and biogeography of Palearctic and Socotran blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68 (1): 35–41 - get paper here McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp. NAGY, ZOLTÁN T.; ANGELA B. MARION, FRANK GLAW, AURÉLIEN MIRALLES,<br>JOACHIM NOPPER, MIGUEL VENCES & S. BLAIR HEDGES 2015. Molecular systematics and undescribed diversity of Madagascan scolecophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes). Zootaxa 4040 (1): 031–047 - get paper here Pyron, R.A. & Wallach, V. 2014. Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zootaxa 3829 (1): 001–081 - get paper here Thomas, R. 1966. A reassessment of the Virgin Islands Typhlops with the description of two new subspecies. Revista de Biologia Tropical 13:187-201 [1965] - get paper here Vidal, Nicolas; Julie Marin, Marina Morini, Steve Donnellan, William R. Branch, Richard Thomas, Miguel Vences, Addison Wynn, Corinne Cruaud and S. Blair Hedges 2010. Blindsnake evolutionary tree reveals long history on Gondwana. Biology Letters 6: 558–561 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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