Amerotyphlops stadelmani (SCHMIDT, 1936)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Stadelman's Worm Snake
Synonym	Typhlops stadelmani SCHMIDT 1936: 48 Typhlops stadelmani — MCCRANIE & WILSON 2001 Amerotyphlops stadelmani — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops stadelmani — WALLACH et al. 2014: 771
Distribution	Honduras; elevation: 850-1370 m Type locality: “Subirana Valley, 2800 feet altitude, Yoro, Honduras.”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ R38701.
Diagnosis
Comment	Placed in synonymy of T. tenuis by Dixon and Hendricks (1979:28). MCCRANIE & WILSON 2001 removed T. stadelmani from the synonymy of T. tenuis. Relative abundance in Honduras: rare
Etymology	Named after the collector of the types, Raymond Stadelman. For biographical notes see Brown 2021.
References	BURGER, R. MICHAEL 2021. The Herpetological Contributions of the Neotropical Collector, Raymond Edward Stadelman. Herpetological Review 52 (2): 320–324 Graboski R, Arredondo JC, Grazziotin FG, et al. 2018. Molecular phylogeny and hemipenial diversity of South American species of Amerotyphlops (Typhlopidae, Scolecophidia). Zoologica Scripta 48: 139– 156 - 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 Köhler, G. 2008. Reptiles of Central America. 2nd Ed. Herpeton-Verlag, 400 pp. McCranie J R 2011. The snakes of Honduras. SSAR, Salt Lake City, 725 pp. McCranie, J. & Castañeda, F.E. 2005. The herpetofauna of Parque Nacional Pico Bonito, Honduras. Phyllomedusa 4 (1): 3-16 - get paper here MCCRANIE, J. R. & L. D. WILSON 2001. Taxonomic status of Typhlops stadelmani SCHMIDT (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Copeia 2001 (3): 820-822 - get paper here McCranie, James R. 2015. A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed. Zootaxa 3931 (3): 352–386 - get paper here Schmidt, K.P. 1936. New amphibians and reptiles from Honduras in the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 49: 43-50. - get paper here Solís, J. M., L. D. Wilson, and J. H. Townsend. 2014. An updated list of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with comments on their nomenclature. Mesoamerican Herpetology 1: 123–144 - get paper here Townsend, Josiah H.; Wilson, L.D.; Ketzler, L.P. & Luque-Montes, I.R. 2008. The largest blindsnake in Mesoamerica: a new species of Typhlops (Squamata: Typhlopidae) from an isolated karstic mountain in Honduras. Zootaxa 1932: 18–26 - get paper here Ukuwela, K.D.B., de Silva, A., Sivaruban, A. et al. 2022. Diversity, distribution, and natural history of the marine snakes of Sri Lanka. Marine Biodiversity 52, 24 (2022) - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp. Wilson, L.D. & McCranie, J.R. 2003. The herpetofauna of the cloud forests of Honduras. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 3 (1): 34-48 - get paper here Wilson, L.D. & McCranie, J.R. 2003. The conservation status of the herpetofauna of Honduras. Amphibian & Reptile Conservation 3 (1): 6-33 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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