| Acutotyphlops | |
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| Acutotyphlops solomonis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Acutotyphlops Wallach, 1995 |
Acutotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes found in the Philippines, eastern Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Five species are recognized, the last in 2007.
Geographic range
Found in the Philippines, eastern Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.
Species
| Species | Taxon author | Common name | Geographic range |
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| Acutotyphlops banaorum | Wallach et al., 2007 | Kalinga Province of Luzon, the Philippines. | |
| Acutotyphlops infralabialis | (Waite, 1918) | The Solomon Islands: Bougainville, New Georgia, Malaita and Guadalcanal. | |
| Acutotyphlops kunuaensis | Wallach, 1995 | The island of Bougainville (endemic). | |
| Acutotyphlops solomonis | (Parker, 1939) | Eastern Papua New Guinea and on the island of Bougainville. | |
| Acutotyphlops subocularis | (Waite, 1897) | Umboi Island, New Britain, Duke of York Island, New Ireland, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Malaita, New Georgia and Nggela). |
) Type species.
Taxonomy
In 2007, a new species was described that is found in the Philippines—more than 4.000 km from the other species of the genus.
References
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Acutotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- Wallach, V.; Brown, Diesmos; Gee (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. doi:10.1670/206-5.1.
External links
- Acutotyphlops at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.
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| Acutotyphlops | |