Madatyphlops

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

Madatyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Geographic range[]

The 14 species of the genus Madatyphlops are found mostly on Madagascar, but also occur on the Comoro Islands. A fossil species occurred on Mauritius.

Species[]

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

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

References[]

  1. ^ Genus Madatyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  2. ^ Hawlitschek, Oliver; Scherz, Mark D.; Webster, Kathleen C.; Ineich, Ivan; Glaw, Frank (2021). "Morphological, osteological, and genetic data support a new species of Madatyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) endemic to Mayotte Island, Comoros Archipelago". The Anatomical Record. 304 (10): 2249–2263. doi:10.1002/ar.24589. ISSN 1932-8494. PMID 33611842.

Further reading[]

  • Hedges, S. Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Madatyphlops, new genus, p. 42).
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