- Acutotyphlops
Taxobox
name = "Acutotyphlops"
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
subphylum =Vertebrata
classis =Reptilia
ordo =Squamata
subordo =Serpentes
familia =Typhlopidae
genus = "Acutotyphlops"
genus_authority = Wallach, 1995
synonyms = * "Acutotyphlops" - Wallach, 1995McDiarmid 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).]:"Common names: (none).""Acutotyphlops" is a
genus of blind snakes found in easternPapua New Guinea and theSolomon Islands . Currently, 4species are recognized.ITIS|ID=634395|taxon="Acutotyphlops"|year=2007|date=29 August]Geographic range
Found in eastern
Papua New Guinea and theSolomon Islands .pecies
Taxonomy
In 2007, a new species was described that is found in the
Philippines -- more than 4.000 km from the other species of the genus. [cite journal|journal=Journal of Herpetology | year=2007 | volume=41 | issue=4 | pages= 690–702 |title= An Enigmatic New Species of Blind Snake from Luzon Island, Northern Philippines, with a Synopsis of the Genus "Acutotyphlops" (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) |first= V.|last=Wallach|coauthors=Brown, Diesmos & Gee |doi= 10.1670/206-5.1]ee also
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List of typhlopid species and subspecies
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