Myriopholis yemenica (SCORTECCI, 1933)
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Myriopholis yemenica
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| Higher Taxa | Leptotyphlopidae, Leptotyphlopinae, Myriopholini, Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Yemen Blind Snake |
| Synonym | Leptotyphlops yemenicus SCORTECCI 1933: 165 Leptotyphlops yemenicus — BROADLEY & WALLACH 2007: 22 Myriopholis yemenicus — ADALSTEINSSON, BRANCH, TRAPE, VITT & HEDGES 2009 Myriopholis yemenica — WALLACH et al. 2014: 466 Myriopholis yemenicus — LINDKEN et al. 2024 |
| Distribution | Yemen Type locality: Yemen |
| Reproduction | |
| Types | Holotype: MSNM 3354 (Milano), collected 1933, donated by G. Franchini; Wallach & Lanza 2004: 86. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis (yemenicus): With 12 midtail rows, Leptotyphlops yemenicus appears allied to L. burii and L. nursii, but it differs in its low middorsal count and high subcaudal count, short tail with large thorn-like apical spine, narrow depressed head, short and narrow rostral, supranasal and ocular shapes, and semilunate cloacal shield. In addition, it differs from L. nursii in its smaller frontal size and lack of a slight beak. Skull with a large frontoparietal foramen like L. cairi (from BROADLEY & WALLACH 2007). |
| Comment | Distribution: Apparently still only known form an (unknown) type locality (Broadley & Wallach 2007, Sindaco 2013). |
| Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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