Virgotyphlops Wallach, 2020, gen. nov.
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The parthenogenetic nature alone of I. braminus warrants recognition of this species as a new genus that is separate from its most closely related snakes of the Indotyphlops pammeces species group (WALLACH & PAUWELS, 2004). Since it forms a terminal taxon within the Indotyphlops clade (HEDGES et al., 2014; FIGUEROA et al., 2016), I propose that it be placed in a new genus as below.
Reptilia Laurenti, 1768: 19
Serpentes Linnaeus, 1758: 214
Scolecophidia Duméril & Bibron, 1844: 71
Typhlopidae Merrem, 1820: 10
Asiatyphlopinae Hedges et al., 2014: 31-32
Asiatyphlopini tribe nov.
Virgotyphlops gen. nov.
Type species: Eryx braminus DAUDIN, 1803: 279.
Content: Virgotyphlops braminus (DAUDIN, 1803) by monotypy.
Etymology: derived from the Greek virgo, meaning virgin birth, and typhlops, meaning blind.
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- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.15587988 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/6840FFA0FFC2FFB916531813B50B2D6E (URL)
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- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/947987D8FFC4FFBF154B1A08B66B281B (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/262886305 (URL)
- https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/310202/taxon/947987D8FFC4FFBF154B1A08B66B281B.taxon (URL)
Biodiversity
- Scientific name authorship
- Wallach
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Virgotyphlops
- Taxon rank
- genus
- Taxonomic status
- gen. nov.
- Taxonomic concept label
- Virgotyphlops Wallach, 2020
References
- WALLACH, V. & O. S. G. PAUWELS, 2004. Typhlops lazelli, a new species of Chinese blindsnake from Hong Kong (Serpentes: Scolecophidia). Breviora 512: 1-21.
- HEDGES, S. B., A. B. MARION, K. M. LIPP, J. MARIN & N. VIDAL, 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribb. Herpetol. 49: 1-61.
- FIGUEROA, A., A. D. MCKELVY, L. L. GRISMER, C. D. BELL & S. P. LAILVAUX, 2016. A specieslevel phylogeny of extant snakes with description of a new colubrid subfamily and genus. PLOS ONE 1: 1-31.
- LAURENTI, J. N., 1768. Specimen medicum, exhibens synopsin reptilium. Joan. Thomae nob. De Trattnern, Viennae. 216 pp.
- LINNAEUS, C., 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. 824 pp.
- DUMERIL, A. M. C. & G. BIBRON, 1844. Erpetologie generale ou histoire naturelle complete des reptiles. Tome sixieme. Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, Paris. 609 pp.
- MERREM, B., 1820. Versuch eines systems der Amphibien. Johann Christian Krieger, Marburg. 191 pp.
- DAUDIN, F. M., 1803. Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere des reptiles. Tome septieme. F. Dufart, Paris. 436 pp.