Malayotyphlops denrorum WYNN, DIESMOS & BROWN, 2016

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Sierra Madre Blind Snake
Synonym	Malayotyphlops denrorum WYNN, DIESMOS & BROWN 2016
Distribution	Philippine Islnds (Luzon) Type locality: Luzon island, Isabela Province, Municipality of San Mariano, Sierra Madre Mountain Range, Apaya Creek area, Barangay Dibuluan, Sitio Apaya (17.029° N, 122.1928° E; datum: WGS 84; Fig. 1 in WYNN et al. 2016).
Reproduction	oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: PNM 9813 (field collector number ACD 2084; formerly KU 328594), collected 25 February 2005 by Arvin C. Diesmos and Rogelio V. Sison.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: External characters indicate the new species to be a member of the genus Malayotyphlops as restricted above. Malayotyphlops denrorum can be distinguished from M. ruficaudus and M. canlaonensis by its lower number of longitudinal scale rows (usually 30 in M. ruficaudus and M. canlaonensis behind the head, 26 in M. denrorum), its lighter, more diffusely-edged dorsal stripe, and more extensive pigmentation on the tail. The extreme reduction in size of its third and fourth supralabials, and relatively large eyes, distinguish Malayotyphlops denrorum from species in the T. ruficaudus Group that have 28 or 26 anterior scale rows posterior to the head (M. castanotus, M. collaris, M. hypogius, M. luzonensis, and M. ruber). A key for distinguishing Philippine species of the genus Malayotyphlops is presented in Appendix 2 in WYNN et al. 2016.
Comment
References	Weinell, Jeffrey L.; Errol Hooper, Alan E. Leviton, Rafe M. Brown 2019. Illustrated Key to the Snakes of the Philippines. Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci. (4) 66 (1): 1-49 - get paper here Wynn, Addison H.; Arvin C. Diesmos, and Rafe M. Brown 2016. Two New Species of Malayotyphlops from the Northern Philippines, with Redescriptions of Malayotyphlops luzonensis (Taylor) and Malayotyphlops ruber (Boettger). Journal of Herpetology 50 (1): 157-168. - 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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