Cubatyphlops paradoxus (THOMAS, 1968)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Inagua Blindsnake, Great Inagua Slender Blindsnake
Synonym	Typhlops biminiensis paradoxus THOMAS 1968: 715 Typhlops paradoxus — THOMAS & HEDGES 2007 Cubatyphlops paradoxus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops paradoxus — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Cubatyphlops paradoxus — NAGY et al. 2015 (by implication) Typhlops paradoxus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 768
Distribution	Bahama Is.: Great Inagua I. Type locality: 7.5 miles N of Mathew Town, Great Inagua.
Reproduction	oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: MCZ 92993; paratypes: ASFS
Diagnosis
Comment	For illustrations see Thomas, 1968; Thomas, 1976. Similar species: T. biminiensis previously reported from Cuba are now considered to be different species. Specimens in museum collections may still be labelled as “T. biminiensis” but continue to be recognized as different species, e.g. T. golyathi DOMINGUEZ & MORENO 2009.
Etymology	Named after the Greek adjective paradoxos meaning unexpected or contrary to opinion in reference to the fact that the reptile fauna of Inagua had been generally presumed to be completely known.
References	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 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. & S.B. HEDGES 2007. Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba. Zootaxa 1400: 1-26 - get paper here Thomas, R. 1968. The Typhlops biminiensis Group of Antillean Blind Snakes. Copeia 1968 (4): 713-722 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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