| Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Mona Blindsnake, Mona Worm Snake |
| Synonym | Typhlops monensis SCHMIDT 1926:157
Typhlops monensis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 653
Typhlops monensis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 111
Antillotyphlops monensis — HEDGES et al. 2014
Typhlops monensis — PYRON & WALLACH 2014
Antillotyphlops monensis — NAGY et al. 2015
Typhlops monensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 767 |
| Distribution | Isla Mona (Antilles), Puerto Rico
Type locality: Isla Mona.
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| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: ZMH R19667 (formerly 1582); Paratype ZMH R19637 (formerly 2039), designated by K.P. Schmidt 1926 |
| Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (2010 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | For illustrations see Schmidt, 1926; Thomas, 1976. |
| 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
- Legler, J.M. 1959. A new blind snake (genus Typhlops) from Cuba. Herpetologica 15 (2): 105-112 - 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
- Schmidt, K. P. 1926. The amphibians and reptiles of Mona Island, West Indies. Field Mus. Nat. Hist. Ser. Zool. 12:149-163. - get paper here
- Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp.
- Thomas, R. 1976. Systematics of Antillean blind snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Ph.D. Thesis, Louisiana State Univ.: xvi + 288pp.
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