More than meets no eyes: Taxonomic status of a Liotyphlops Peters, 1881 (Serpentes: Anomalepididae) blindsnake from the Atlantic Rainforest
Entiauspe-Neto OM, Franco FL, Koch C, Tiutenko A, Wingert JM, Borges-Martins M (2023)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2023
Journal
Book Volume: 303
Pages Range: 10-25
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2023.01.003
Abstract
Liotyphlops Peters, 1881 is an anomalepidid blindsnake genus that encompasses 12 species, widely distributed in Central and South America. In this study, we evaluate the taxonomic status of Liotyphlops sousai Santos & Reis, 2018, a species described based on a single specimen from the Atlantic Rainforest of southern Brazil, and after analyzing evidences based upon molecular systematics, external morphology and osteology, we propose its synonymy with Liotyphlops beui (Amaral, 1924), a common and widely distributed Anomalepidid species. We also provide comments and recommendations on the taxonomy of Liotyphlops, assessing the risks associated with describing a new species based on small type series.
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Instituto Butantan
Brazil (BR)
Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels (LIB) / Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)
Germany (DE)
Brazil (BR)
Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels (LIB) / Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)
Germany (DE)
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APA:
Entiauspe-Neto, O.M., Franco, F.L., Koch, C., Tiutenko, A., Wingert, J.M., & Borges-Martins, M. (2023). More than meets no eyes: Taxonomic status of a Liotyphlops Peters, 1881 (Serpentes: Anomalepididae) blindsnake from the Atlantic Rainforest. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 303, 10-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2023.01.003
MLA:
Entiauspe-Neto, Omar M., et al. "More than meets no eyes: Taxonomic status of a Liotyphlops Peters, 1881 (Serpentes: Anomalepididae) blindsnake from the Atlantic Rainforest." Zoologischer Anzeiger 303 (2023): 10-25.
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