Antillotyphlops naugus (THOMAS, 1966)
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Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Virgin Gorda Blindsnake, Erica's Worm Snake |
Synonym | Typhlops richardii naugus THOMAS 1966 Typhlops naugus — VIDAL et al. 2010 Typhlops naugus — KORNILIOS et al. 2013 Antillotyphlops naugus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops naugus — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Antillotyphlops naugus — NAGY et al. 2015 Typhlops naugus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 767 |
Distribution | British Virgin Islands Type locality: “Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands, on the hillside aboye Pond Bay” |
Reproduction | oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022) |
Types | Holotype: MCZ 77221, 11 August 1964 by David C. Leber; PARATYPES: USNM 1 52449, Virgin Gorda, just north of Garden Rock, 11 August 1964, D. C. Leber; CM 39612, Virgin Gorda:, north of Pond Bay, 13 August 1964, D. C. Lebef; ASFS V3789-90, Virgin Gorda, just north of Garden Rock, 14 August 1964, Richard Thomas; INHS (= UIMNH) 55629-30, AMNH 92829, Virgin Gorda, SW slope of Gorda Peak ca 800', 16 August 1964, R. Thomas; KU 79857, RT 948, Virgin Gorda, inland margin of Salt Pond behind Sto Thomaj Bay, 17 August 1964, R. Thomas. |
Diagnosis | DIAGNOSIS: A (former) subspecies of Typhlops richardi characterized by far anterior reduction of scale rows, relatively high labial fIare, large size, and a relatively high number (mode 11) of pigmented scale rows [from THOMAS 1966: 190]. |
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