Liotyphlops wilderi

Liotyphlops wilderi
syntype
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Anomalepididae
Genus: Liotyphlops
Species:
L. wilderi
Binomial name
Liotyphlops wilderi
(Garman, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops wilderi Garman, 1883
  • Helminthophis guentheri Boulenger, 1889
  • Helminthophis wilderi Hammar, 1908
  • Liotyphlops wilderi Vanzolini, 1948

Liotyphlops wilderi, also known as Wilder's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Anomalepididae. The species is endemic to Brazil.

Etymology

The specific name, wilderi, is in honor of Burt Green Wilder, who was an American comparative anatomist and naturalist.

Distribution and habitat

L. wilderi is found in southeastern Brazil, in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro.

The preferred natural habitats of L. wilderi are forest and savanna.

Reproduction

L. wilderi is oviparous.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Silveira, A.L.; Prudente, A.L. da C.; Argôlo, A.J.S.; Abrahão, C.R.; Nogueira, C. de C.; Barbo, F.E.; Costa, G.C.; Pontes, G.M.F.; Colli, G.R.; Zaher, H. el D.; Borges-Martins, M.; Martins, M.R.C.; Oliveira, M.E.; Passos, P.G.H.; Bérnils, R.S.; Sawaya, R.J.; Cechin, C.T.Z.; Guedes da Costa, T.B. (2020). "Liotyphlops wilderi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T203203A2762083. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T203203A2762083.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Liotyphlops wilderi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Liotyphlops wilderi, p. 285).

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