Amerotyphlops arenensis
| Amerotyphlops arenensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Amerotyphlops |
| Species: | A. arenensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Amerotyphlops arenensis Graboski, Pereira-Filho, Silva, Prudente & Zaher, 2015 | |
Amerotyphlops arenensis is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it has been recorded from the states of Paraíba and Pernambuco.[1] The species was described in 2015 from specimens collected at Reserva Ecológica Mata do Pau Ferro, near Areia, Paraíba.[2]
Taxonomy
Amerotyphlops arenensis was described by Roberta Graboski, Gentil Alves Pereira-Filho, Ariane Auxiliadora Araújo da Silva, Ana Lúcia da Costa Prudente and Hussam Zaher in 2015.[2] The holotype is an adult male collected on 19 November 2008 at Reserva Ecológica Mata do Pau Ferro in the municipality of Areia, Paraíba, Brazil.[2] The specific name arenensis refers to Areia, the type locality.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The species was originally known from an upland forest enclave in Paraíba, northeastern Brazil.[2] A later atlas of Brazilian snakes treated it as endemic to Brazil and associated with the Caatinga and contact areas with the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, at intermediate to high elevations.[3]
References
- ↑ Uetz, Peter; Freed, Paul; Aguilar, Roberto; Hošek, Jiří (eds.). "Amerotyphlops arenensis". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Graboski, Roberta; Pereira-Filho, Gentil Alves; Da Silva, Ariane Auxiliadora Araújo; Prudente, Ana Lúcia da Costa; Zaher, Hussam (2015). "A new species of Amerotyphlops from Northeastern Brazil, with comments on distribution of related species". Zootaxa. 3920 (3): 443–452. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3920.3.3.
- ↑ Nogueira, Cristiano C.; Argôlo, Antonio J. S.; Arzamendia, Vanesa; Azevedo, Josué A.; Barbo, Fausto E.; et al. (2019). "Atlas of Brazilian snakes: verified point-locality maps to mitigate the Wallacean shortfall in a megadiverse snake fauna". South American Journal of Herpetology. 14 (Special Issue 1): 1–274. doi:10.2994/SAJH-D-19-00120.1. hdl:11336/153887.