Antillotyphlops platycephalus (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1844)
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Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Puerto Rican White-tailed Blindsnake, Flathead Worm Snake |
Synonym | Typhlops platycephalus DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1844: 293 Typhlops platycephalus — JAN 1864 Typhlops platycephalus — BOULENGER 1893: 30 Typhlops richardi platycephalus — THOMAS 1966 Typhlops platycephalus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 113 Typhlops platycephalus — KORNILIOS et al. 2013 Antillotyphlops platycephalus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops platycephalus — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Antillotyphlops platycephalus — NAGY et al. 2015 Typhlops platycephalus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 769 Typhlops platycephalus — SZYNDLAR & GEORGALIS 2023 |
Distribution | Puerto Rico Bank, Caicos Islands Type locality: "Puerto Rico" |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: MNHN-RA 1066 fide HEDGES & THOMAS 1991 (not MNHN 1060). |
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Etymology | Named after Greek adjective platys = flat, wide, and Greek kephale = head. |
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