Madatyphlops albanalis (RENDAHL, 1918)
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Madatyphlops albanalis
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| Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Madatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Typhlops albanalis RENDAHL 1918: 3 Lemuriatyphlops albanalis — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Madatyphlops albanalis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 757 Typhlops albanalis — NAGY et al. 2015 |
| Distribution | unknown (see comment) |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: NRM 2574 (”Zootomisches Institut der Hochschule zu Stockholm”) |
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| Comment | Typhlops albanalis has been considered as a synonym of T. ocularis (by HAHN 1980 and others) but considered as a valid species by V. Wallach (cited in McDiarmid et al. 1999). T. albanalis is probably not from Madagascar but a valid species (V. Wallach, pers. comm.). PYRON & WALLACH 2014 included it in Lemuriatyphlops based on 20 dorsal scale rows lacking reduction (Rendahl 1918). See PYRON & WALLACH 2014: 55 for a discussion. albanalis: Terra typica: “Cape Province, South Africa” (in error); probably from South Africa or Madagascar. |
| Etymology | Named after Latin albus = white, from the whitish scales around the anus |
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