Ramphotyphlops lorenzi
| Ramphotyphlops lorenzi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Infraorder: | Scolecophidia |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Ramphotyphlops |
| Species: | R. lorenzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramphotyphlops lorenzi (F. Werner, 1909) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Ramphotyphlops lorenzi is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3]
Etymology
The specific name, lorenzi, is in honor of German ornithologist Theodore K. Lorenz.[4]
Geographic range
R. lorenzi is found in Indonesia (Borneo).[1]
References
- 1 2 "Rhamphotyphlops lorenzi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA. 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). (Ramphotyplops lorenzi, new combination, p. 68).
- ↑ "Ramphotyphlops ". 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. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ramphotyphlops lorenzi, p. 160).
Further reading
- 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.
- Werner F. 1909. "Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg ". Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 26: 205-247 (in supplement). (Typhlops lorenzi, new species, p. 209). (in German).
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