Typhlops cubae (BIBRON, 1843)
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Typhlops cubae
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| Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Cuban Brown Blindsnake, Earthworm Blind Snake G: Regenwurm-Blindschlange |
| Synonym | Typhlops cubae BIBRON in DE LA SAGRA 1843: 122 Typhlops lumbricalis: DUMÉRIL & BIBRON 1844: 287–290 (in part) Typhlops cubae — THOMAS 1968: 714–715 [nomen dubium] Typhlops cubae — DOMÍNGUEZ & DÍAZ 2011: 207–208 [nomen dubium] Typhlops cubae — ITURRIAGA et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | W Cuba Type locality: Cuba (without specific locality) |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Lectotype: MNHN 3218, An unsexed specimen. Paralectotypes: MNHN 1999.8218 (formerly MNHN–P 3218a) and IBSP 17755 (formerly MNHN–RA 3217); IBSP 17755 was lost in Instituto Butantan fire accident (Franco 2012). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis. Typhlops cubae can be distinguished from other species of the T. lumbricalis species group by the following unique combination of characters: size small to medium (253 mm maximum TL), body moderately robust (TL/MBD = 27.4–46.7), rostral oval and barely broad to broad in dorsal view (RWD/RWL = 0.51–0.97), with curved sides and a rounded apex, middorsal scale counts 271–349, postnasal pattern divergent (PPNW/APNW = 0.51–0.84), and enlarged occipital that extending toward the head midline (Figs. 1A, 3E). (Iturriaga et al. 2024) Additional details (6399 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
| Comment | Synonymy: Iturriaga et al. 2024 resurrected T. cubae from the synonymy of T. lubricalis. See also T. lumbricalis. Thomas (1968) stated that the description and illustrations of T. cubae provided by Bibron (1843) were based on a composite series of Cubatyphlops and other Cuban Typhlops, of which the Cubatyphlops material has been lost (Iturriaga et al. 2024). |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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