Madatyphlops albanalis (RENDAHL, 1918)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Madatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Typhlops albanalis RENDAHL 1918: 3 Lemuriatyphlops albanalis — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Madatyphlops albanalis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 757 Typhlops albanalis — NAGY et al. 2015
Distribution	unknown (see comment)
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NRM 2574 (”Zootomisches Institut der Hochschule zu Stockholm”)
Diagnosis
Comment	Typhlops albanalis has been considered as a synonym of T. ocularis (by HAHN 1980 and others) but considered as a valid species by V. Wallach (cited in McDiarmid et al. 1999). T. albanalis is probably not from Madagascar but a valid species (V. Wallach, pers. comm.). PYRON & WALLACH 2014 included it in Lemuriatyphlops based on 20 dorsal scale rows lacking reduction (Rendahl 1918). See PYRON & WALLACH 2014: 55 for a discussion. albanalis: Terra typica: “Cape Province, South Africa” (in error); probably from South Africa or Madagascar.
References	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 Rendahl, H. 1918. Zwei neue Arten der Gattung Typhlops aus dem Kaplande. Arkiv för Zoologi 11 (17): 1-6 - get paper here
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