Typhlops cariei

Typhlops cariei
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: T. cariei
Binomial name
Typhlops cariei
Hoffstetter, 1946
Synonyms
  • Typhlops Cariei - Hoffstetter, 1946[1]
Common names: (none).

Typhlops cariei is a harmless blind snake species found in Mauritius. It is known only from recent fossils[1] and is considered to be extinct. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

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Description

Geographic range

Found in only on the island of Mauritius. The type locality given is "Mare aux Singes (Ile Maurice)" [Island of Mauritius, Indian Ocean].[1]

Extinction

This species is classified as Extinct (EX) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v2.3, 1994).[3] Species are listed as such when there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. Year assessed: 1996.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  2. ^ "Typhlops cariei". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634608. Retrieved 31 August 2007. 
  3. ^ Typhlops cariei at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 31 August 2007.
  4. ^ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 31 August 2007.

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