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Malayotyphlops ruficauda

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: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Malayotyphlops
Species : Malayotyphlops ruficauda
Name

Malayotyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 38

Type species: Typhlops luzonensis Taylor, 1919, 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.
Wynn, A.H., Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R.M. 2016. Two new species of Malayotyphlops from the northern Philippines, with redescriptions of M. luzonensis (Taylor) and M. ruber (Boettger). Journal of Herpetology 50(1): 157–168. DOI: 10.1670/14-104 Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Malaytyphlops . The Reptile Database. Accessed on 7 April 2018.

Malayotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Contents

1 Distribution
2 Species
3 References
4 Further reading

Distribution

The 12 species of the genus Malayotyphlops are found in Indonesia and the Philippines.[1]
Species

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

Malayotyphlops andyi Wynn, Diesmos & R. Brown, 2016
Malayotyphlops canlaonensis (Taylor, 1917)
Malayotyphlops castanotus (Wynn & Leviton, 1993)
Malayotyphlops collaris (Wynn & Leviton, 1993)
Malayotyphlops denrorum Wynn, Diesmos & Brown, 2016
Malayotyphlops hypogius (Savage, 1950)
Malayotyphlops koekkoeki (Brongersma, 1934)
Malayotyphlops kraalii (Doria, 1874)
Malayotyphlops luzonensis (Taylor, 1919)
Malayotyphlops manilae (Taylor, 1919)
Malayotyphlops ruber (Boettger, 1897)
Malayotyphlops ruficauda (Gray, 1845)

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

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

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. (Malayotyphlops, new genus, pp. 43–44).

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