Mitophis leptepileptus
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamilia: Epictinae
Genus: Mitophis
Species:
Name
Mitophis leptepileptus (Thomas, McDiarmid & Thompson, 1985)
- Holotype: USNM 236661, adult ♀, collected by native collectors and Richard Thomas on 19 July 1978.
- Type locality: “Soliette, 5 km airline NW Fond Verettes, 366 m, Departement de l'Ouest, Haiti”.
Combinations
- Leptotyphlops leptepileptus Thomas, McDiarmid & Thompson, 1985: 211 [original combination]
References
Primary references
- Thomas, R., McDiarmid, R.W. & Thompson, F.G. 1985. Three new species of thread snakes (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) from Hispaniola. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 98(1) 204–220. BHL; hdl: 10088/4581 Reference page.
Links
- Hedges, B., Inchaustegui, S. & Landestoy, M. 2016. IUCN: Mitophis leptepileptus (Critically Endangered) (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75601408A115484518. DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75601408A75607594.en
Vernacular names
- English: Haitian Threadsnake