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Leptotyphlops goudotii (Black blind snake)

Reptilia - Leptotyphlopidae

Taxonomy
Leptotyphlops goudotii was named by Dumeril and bibron (1844). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Leptotyphlops goudotii Dumeril and bibron

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderScolecophidiaDuméril and Bibron 1844
familyLeptotyphlopidaeStejneger 1892
genusLeptotyphlopsFitzinger 1843
speciesgoudotiiDumeril and bibron 1844

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Leptotyphlops goudotii Dumeril 1844 [Black blind snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:10
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:10
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Behler and King 1979
Collections
No collection or age range data are available