Malayotyphlops castanotus (WYNN & LEVITON, 1993)
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Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
Subspecies | |
Common Names | E: Brown-backed Blind Snake, Wynn's Worm Snake |
Synonym | Typhlops castanotus WYNN & LEVITON 1993 Typhlops castanotus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 94 Typhlops castanotus — GAULKE 2011: 335 Typhlops castanotus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 760 Malayotyphlops castanotus — HEDGES et al. 2014 |
Distribution | Philippines (West-Visayas, Negros, Panay, Boracay, Inampulugan) Type locality: Pulupandan, Inampulugan Island, Negros Occidental Province, Philippines. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: CAS-SUR 27940 |
Diagnosis | |
Comment | Typhlops castanotus has a distinctly bicolored pattern without a head to vent reduction in the number of pigmented scale rows on the dorsum. |
Etymology | named after the latinized Greek “kastanea” = brown, and “notos” = back, for its body color. |
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