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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: Typhlopinae
Genus: Antillotyphlops
Species (12): A. annae – A. catapontus – A. dominicanus – A. geotomus – A. granti – A. guadeloupensis – A. hypomethes – A. monastus – A. monensis – A. naugus – A. platycephalus – A. richardi
Name

Antillotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44

Type species: Typhlops hypomethes Hedges & Thomas, 1991, by original designation.
References
Primary 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.

Additional references

Pyron, R.A. & Wallach, V. 2014. Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zootaxa 3829(1): 1–81. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3829.1.1 Reference page.
Nagy, Z., Marion, A.B., Glaw, F., Miralles, A., Nopper, J., Vences, M. & Hedges, S.B. 2015. Molecular systematics and undescribed diversity of Madagascan scolecophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes). Zootaxa 4040(1): 31–47. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.1.3. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Antillotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Distribution

The 12 species of the genus Antillotyphlops are found on Caribbean islands.[1]
Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Antillotyphlops annae (Breuil, 1999)
Antillotyphlops catapontus (Thomas, 1966)
Antillotyphlops dominicanus (Stejneger, 1904)
Antillotyphlops geotomus (Thomas, 1966)
Antillotyphlops granti (Ruthven & Gaige, 1935)
Antillotyphlops guadeloupensis (Richmond, 1966)
Antillotyphlops hypomethes (Hedges & Thomas, 1991)
Antillotyphlops monastus (Thomas, 1966)
Antillotyphlops monensis (Schmidt, 1926)
Antillotyphlops naugus (Thomas, 1966)
Antillotyphlops platycephalus (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Antillotyphlops richardi (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)

Nota bene A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Antillotyphlops.
References

Genus Antillotyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading
Hedges, S. Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Antillotyphlops, new genus, pp. 44–46).

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