Cubatyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Cubatyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014 |
Distribution
editThe 12 species of the genus Cubatyphlops are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands.[1]
Species
editThe following species are recognized as being valid.[1]
- Cubatyphlops anchaurus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
- Cubatyphlops anousius (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
- Cubatyphlops arator (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
- Cubatyphlops biminiensis (Richmond, 1955)
- Cubatyphlops caymanensis (Sackett, 1940)
- Cubatyphlops contorhinus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
- Cubatyphlops epactius (Thomas, 1968)
- Cubatyphlops golyathi (Domínguez & Moreno, 2009)
- Cubatyphlops notorachius (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
- Cubatyphlops paradoxus (Thomas, 1968)
- Cubatyphlops perimychus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
- Cubatyphlops satelles (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cubatyphlops.
References
edit- ^ a b Genus Cubatyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
edit- 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.