Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea
Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Afrotyphlopinae
Genus: Rhinotyphlops
Species: Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus
Name
Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus (Parker, 1930)
Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.11.96 (formerly BMNH 1930.5.9.11), collected by R.H.R. Taylor between 1925–1930.
Type locality: “Las Anod (8º28’N. x 47°21’E.), 2400 ft., British Somaliland”.
Combinations
Typhlops leucocephalus Parker, 1930: 605 [original combination]
Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus — Roux-Estève, 1974: 183 [subsequent combination]
References
Primary references
Parker, H.W. 1930. Three new Reptiles from Somaliland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 10, 6: 603–606.
Additional references
Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. Full article (PDF). Reference page.
Links
Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 3 January 2019.
Vernacular names
English: White-headed Beaked Blind Snake
Rhinotyphlops leucocephalus is a species of snakes in the Typhlopidae family.[2][3] It is endemic to Africa.[4]
References
The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
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).
"Rhinotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading
Parker, H.W. 1930. Three new Reptiles from Somaliland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10, Volume 6, pp. 603–606.
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