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Leptotyphlops dulcis (Texas blind snake)

Reptilia - Leptotyphlopidae

Taxonomy
Leptotyphlops dulcis was named by Baird and Girard (1853). It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Leptotyphlops dulcis Baird and Girard

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
—Sauropsida
classReptilia
—Squamata()
suborderOphidia(Latreille 1804)
—Serpentes(Linnaeus 1758)
infraorderScolecophidiaDuméril and Bibron 1844
familyLeptotyphlopidaeStejneger 1892
genusLeptotyphlopsFitzinger 1843
speciesdulcisBaird and Girard 1853

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Leptotyphlops dulcis Baird and Girard 1853 [Texas blind snake]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialuc
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: fossorialf
Diet: insectivoref
Created: 2005-09-05 19:47:10
Modified: 2005-09-05 21:47:10
Source: f = family, subp = subphylum, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Kiessling 2004, Behler and King 1979, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available