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Liotyphlops caracasensis (ROZE, 1952)

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Higher TaxaAnomalepididae, Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Caracas Blindsnake 
SynonymLiotyphlops caracasensis ROZE 1952: 150
Liotyphlops caracasensis — LINARES-VARGAS et al. 2021
Liotyphlops caracasensis — ANTÚNEZ-FONSECA et al. 2024 
DistributionVenezuela (vicinity of Caracas, Miranda, Mérida, Curaçao

Type locality: Cuartel Urdaneta, Caracas D. F., Venezuela.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MHNLS 514; other specimens: Venezuela: Caracas CAS 94619– 94620, CM 7345, CM 90256, DEH 10458, DEH 10740, DEH 12096, IBSP 25802, MCZ-R 50747, MHNLS 514, MNRJ 7854, NHM 1976.101, UMMZ 117273; Mérida MNHP 1903–1935, NHM 1903.4.28.11, NHM 1904.6.30.1, NHM 1905.5.31.61; Miranda: MHNLS 514, MHNLS 11824, MHNLS 15550. Curaçao: RMNH 7851, RMNH 19215 
Diagnosis 
CommentSynonymy: Liotyphlops caracasensis has been considered as a synonym of L. albirostris for most of its history but was revalidated by Linares-Vargas et al. 2021.

Distribution: For a map of localities see Linares-Vargas et al. 2021: 2275: Fig. 8. 
EtymologyNamed after the type locality. 
References
  • ANTÚNEZ-FONSECA, C. A., RAMOS-GALDAMEZ, J. O. S. U. E., SOLÍS, J. M., DIAZ-RICAURTE, J. C., & WILSON, L. D. 2024. A new species of the genus Liotyphlops Peters, 1881 (Serpentes: Anomalepididae) from the Caribbean coast of Honduras. Zootaxa, 5543 (1): 97-110 - get paper here
  • Linares-Vargas, C. A., Bolívar-García, W., Herrera-Martínez, A., Osorio-Domínguez, D., Ospina, O. E., Thomas, R., & Daza, J. D. 2021. The status of the anomalepidid snake Liotyphlops albirostris and the revalidation of three taxa based on morphology and ecological niche models. The Anatomical Record, 304( 10), 2264– 2278 - get paper here
  • Roze, J. A. 1952. Contribución al conocimiento de los ofidios de las familias Typhlopidae y Leptotyphlopidae en Venezuela. Mem. Soc. Cien. nat. La Salle, Caracas, 12 (32): 143-158
 
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