Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus
| Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Leptotyphlops |
| Species: | L. dulcis |
| Subspecies: | L. d. dissectus |
| Trinomial name | |
| Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus (Cope, 1896) | |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: New Mexico blind snake.[2]
Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus is a harmless blind snake subspecies[2] found in the Southwest and southern United States and northern Mexico.
Geographic range
The New Mexico blind snake is found in the southern United States primarily in the state of New Mexico, but its range extends to southern Colorado, western Texas, western Oklahoma, eastern Arizona and south into northern Mexico.
Taxonomy
When first described it was considered its own species, but it was reclassified to a subspecies. Recent research has once again considered it its own species, due to distinct morphological characteristics, but this reclassification is not yet widely accepted.
References
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- 1 2 "Leptotyphlops dulcis dissectus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
External links
- Leptotyphlops dulcis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 August 2007.
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