Mitophis asbolepis (THOMAS, MCDIARMID & THOMPSON, 1985)
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Mitophis asbolepis
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| Higher Taxa | Leptotyphlopidae, Epictinae, Epictini, Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Martin Garcia Threadsnake |
| Synonym | Leptotyphlops asbolepis THOMAS, MCDIARMID & THOMPSON 1985: 209 Leptotyphlops asbolepis — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 616 Leptotyphlops asbolepis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 21 Mitophis asbolepis — ADALSTEINSSON, BRANCH, TRAPE, VITT & HEDGES 2009 Mitophis asbolepis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 456 |
| Distribution | Hispaniola (SW Dominican Republic) Type locality: West slope of Loma del Aguacate, 350 m, Sierra Martin Garcia, Barahona Province, República Dominicana. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: UF 54802, adult female; Paratype: USNM 236660, adult male. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A relatively stout (SVL/MBD 56-60), small-eyed, uniformly pig- mented Leptotyphlops of the bilineatus group having 4 supra- and 4 infralabials, third supralabial in subocular position; relatively low middorsal scale number (302-342); far posterior reduction from 14 to 12 scale rows (98-99% SVL) by fusion of rows 2 and 3; rostral moderate in size; snout slightly decurved and protuberant; rhomboidal supranasal; small to large, hexagonal ocular; temporal-parietal suture length equal to or slightly less than length of parietal-occipital suture; no anal or ventral tubercles; no anal spurs; no pelvic girdle. (Thomas et al. 1985) Additional details (154 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | For illustrations see Thomas, McDiarmid, and Thompson, 1985. |
| Etymology | From the Greek, asbolos, "soot," and lepis, "scale," in reference to the darker, more uniform coloration of this species. |
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