Amerotyphlops caetanoi
| Amerotyphlops caetanoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Amerotyphlops |
| Species: | A. caetanoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Amerotyphlops caetanoi Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Guerra-Fuentes, Silva, Prudente, Pinto, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher, 2022 | |
Amerotyphlops caetanoi is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is known from Bahia.[1] The species was described from a specimen collected in Chapada Diamantina National Park, near Lençóis, Bahia.[2]
Taxonomy
Amerotyphlops caetanoi was described by Roberta Graboski, Juan C. Arredondo, Felipe G. Grazziotin, Ricardo Arturo Guerra-Fuentes, Ariane A. A. da Silva, Ana Lúcia da Costa Prudente, Roberta R. Pinto, Miguel Trefaut Rodrigues, Sandro L. Bonatto and Hussam Zaher.[2] The holotype is an adult female, MZUSP S-023380, collected on 15 December 2010 in Chapada Diamantina National Park, in the municipality of Lençóis, Bahia, Brazil.[2]
The specific name caetanoi honors the Brazilian musician and political activist Caetano Veloso, who was born in Bahia.[2]
Distribution and habitat
Amerotyphlops caetanoi is known from Chapada Diamantina National Park, about 2 km (1.2 mi) from Lençóis in Bahia, Brazil.[2] The type locality is in an upland Atlantic dry forest enclave, with submontane seasonal semi-deciduous forest at approximately 400–600 m (1,300–2,000 ft) above sea level.[2]
References
- ↑ Uetz, Peter; Freed, Paul; Aguilar, Roberto; Hošek, Jiří (eds.). "Amerotyphlops caetanoi". The Reptile Database. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Graboski, Roberta; Arredondo, Juan C.; Grazziotin, Felipe G.; Guerra-Fuentes, Ricardo Arturo; Silva, Ariane A. A. da; Prudente, Ana Lúcia da Costa; Pinto, Roberta R.; Rodrigues, Miguel Trefaut; Bonatto, Sandro L.; Zaher, Hussam (2023) [2022]. "Revealing the cryptic diversity of the widespread and poorly known South American blind snake genus Amerotyphlops (Typhlopidae: Scolecophidia) through integrative taxonomy". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 197 (3): 719–751. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac059.