Acutotyphlops banaorum
| Acutotyphlops banaorum | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Acutotyphlops |
| Species: | A. banaorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Acutotyphlops banaorum Wallach et al., 2007 | |
Acutotyphlops banaorum is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[1] It is endemic to the Philippines.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, banaorum, refers to the Banao, a tribe indigenous to northern Luzon island.[3]
References
- ↑ 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).
- ↑ "Acutotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. (Acutotyphlops banaorum, p. 16).
Further reading
- Wallach, Van; Brown, R. M.; Diesmos, A. C., Gee, G. V. A. (2007) "An Enigmatic New Species of Blind Snake from Luzon Island, Northern Philippines, with a Synopsis of the Genus Acutotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Journal of Herpetology 41 (4); 690-702.