Cubatyphlops

Cubatyphlops
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Cubatyphlops Hedges, , , & , 2014

Cubatyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Distribution[]

The 12 species of the genus Cubatyphlops are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands.^[1]

Species[]

The following species are recognized as being valid.^[1]

• (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
• (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
• (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
• Cubatyphlops biminiensis (Richmond, 1955)
• Cubatyphlops caymanensis (Sackett, 1940)
• (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
• Cubatyphlops epactius (Thomas, 1968)
• (Domínguez & Moreno, 2009)
• (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
• (Thomas, 1968)
• (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
• (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cubatyphlops.

References[]

Further reading[]

• Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Cubatyphlops, new genus, p. 46).
• Thomas R, Hedges SB (2007). "Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba". Zootaxa 1400: 1-26.