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Xerotyphlops syriacus (JAN, 1864)

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Higher TaxaTyphlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Syrian Blind Snake, Levantine Blindsnake
G: Syrisches Blödauge, Levante-Wurmschlange 
SynonymTyphlops syriacus JAN in JAN & SORDELLI 1864
Typhops vermicularis — BOULENGER 1893: 21 (part)
Typhlops syriacus — MÜLLER 1880
Xerotyphlops syriacus — KORNILIOS et al. 2020 
DistributionS Syria, N Israel, S Lebanon, NW Jordan

Type locality: 25 km W of Beirut  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesIconotype: Jan (1864), reproduced in Kornilios et al. 2020; original holotype lost fide Kornilios et al. 2020. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (307 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: Kornilios et al. 2020 revalidated X. syriacus but did not provide a diagnosis for the (two) species.

Distribution: See Kornilios et al 2020 for a map of X. vermicularis and what they call X. syriacus (map is confusing, without proper labels and a wrong reference to Figure 2, called Figure 1). See Bar et al. 2021 for a map.

Diet: ants and other invertebrates 
References
  • Bar, A., Haimovitch, G. and Meiri, S. 2021. Field guide to the amphibians and reptiles of Israel. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt Am Main. ISBN 9783-89973-120-0 - get paper here
  • EREZ MAZA, KARIN TAMAR; NITZAN SEGEV, & SHAI MEIRI. 2021. Geographic distribution: XEROTYPHLOPS SYRIACUS (Syrian Blind Snake). ISRAEL: SOUTHERN DISTRICT: Hevel Eilot. Herpetological Review 52 (1): 89. - get paper here
  • Jan, G. 1864. Iconographie générale des ophidiens. 3. Livraison. J.B. Bailière et Fils, Paris - get paper here
  • Kornilios P, Jablonski D, Sadek RA, et al. 2020. Multilocus species-delimitation in the Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Reptilia: Typhlopidae) species complex. Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2020:106922. doi: - get paper here
  • Müller, F. 1880. Erster Nachtrag zum Katalog der herpetologischen Sammlung des Basler Museums. Verh. Naturf. Ges. Basel 7: 120-165 - get paper here
 
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