Afrotyphlops rouxestevae TRAPE, 2019

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Afrotyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names
Synonym	Afrotyphlops rouxestevae TRAPE 2019
Distribution	Cameroon Type locality: Douala (04°03’N / 09°42’E), Cameroon
Reproduction	oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: SMF 16639.
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Un Typhlopidé du genre Afrotyphlops de grande taille connu seulement par l’holotype. Il est caractérisé par la combinaison des caractères suivants : museau arrondi, oculaire bien développée, yeux invisibles, 30 rangées d’écailles transversales et plus de 500 écailles longitudinales. Additional details (835 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after Madame Rolande Roux-Estève (1921-2009), French herpetologist. For a short biography see Adler 2012: 335.
References	Roux-Estève, R. 1974. Révision systématique des Typhlopidae d'Afrique. Reptilia. Serpentes. Mém. nation. Hist. nat., Paris, (sér.A.) 87: 1-313 Trape, J.-F. 2023. Guide des serpents d’Afrique occidentale, centrale et d’Afrique du Nord. IRD Éditions, Marseille, 896 pp. Trape, Jean-François 2019. Scolecophidiens (Squamata: Ophidia) nouveaux d’Afrique centrale. Bull. Soc. Herp. France 169: 27-44 - 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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