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Leptotyphlopidae

Reptilia - Leptotyphlopidae

Taxonomy
Leptotyphlopidae was named by Stejneger (1892). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Palci et al. (2013).

It was assigned to Typhlopoidea by Kuhn (1966); to Serpentes by Frank and Ramus (1996); to Scolecophidia by Vidal and Hedges (2002); and to Scolecophidia by Palci et al. (2013), Peralta and Ferrero (2024).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Stenostomidae Cope
1875Stenostomidae Cope p. 21
1890Glauconiidae Boulenger
1892Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger
1898Glauconiidae Gadow p. 28
1928Glauconiidae Perrier p. 3102
1946Glauconiidae Kuhn p. 62
1966Leptotyphlopidae Kuhn p. 62
1996Leptotyphlopidae Frank and Ramus
2002Leptotyphlopidae Vidal and Hedges p. 983
2013Leptotyphlopidae Palci et al.
2024Leptotyphlopidae Peralta and Ferrero p. 2110

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

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.

Fm. Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger 1892
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Subfm. Epictinae Hedges et al. 2009
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G. Epictia Gray 1845
G. Leptotyphlops Fitzinger 1843 [Slender blind snakes]
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Leptotyphlops dulcis Baird and Girard 1853 [Texas blind snake]
Leptotyphlops goudotii Dumeril 1844 [Black blind snake]
Leptotyphlops humilis Baird and Girard 1853 [Western blind snake]
Invalid names: Glauconiidae Boulenger 1890 [synonym], Stenostomidae Cope 1871 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
E. Perrier 1928 (Glauconiidae)Comme les précédents; mais mâchoire inférieure seule dentée à sa partie antérieure. Aucune dent en haut. Les 3 os représentés dans la ceinture pelvienne, qui est la moins atrophiée de tous les Ophidiens; ischions unis par une symphyse; des restes de fémurs.
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: Behler and King 1979, Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Greenlandian or 0.01170 to 0.00820 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0082 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Greenlandian0.0117 - 0.0082Argentina (Entre Ríos) Epictia sp. (237485)