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Cubatyphlops

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Cubatyphlops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Cubatyphlops
Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014

Cubatyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Distribution

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The 12 species of the genus Cubatyphlops are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands.[1]

Species

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The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cubatyphlops.

References

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  1. ^ a b Genus Cubatyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

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  • Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Cubatyphlops, new genus, p. 46).
  • Thomas R, Hedges SB (2007). "Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba". Zootaxa 1400: 1-26.