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| Collared blind snake | |
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| Habrophallos collaris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Habrophallos Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos, 2020 |
| Species: | H. collaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Habrophallos collaris (Hoogmoed, 1977) | |
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The collared blind snake (Habrophallos collaris) is a species of snake in the subfamily Epictinae of the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northeastern South America.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]Habrophallos collaris was previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops and then in the genus Epictia, until in 2019 a phylogenetic analysis found it couldn't be placed in either genus, and a new genus was created for it. It is monotypic in the genus Habrophallos.[3]
Geographic distribution
[edit]Habrophallos collaris is found in French Guiana and Suriname.[1]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of Habrophallos collaris is forest, at elevations from sea level to 450 m (1,480 ft).[1]
Reproduction
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Ouboter, P.; Hoogmoed, M. (2017). "Habrophallos collaris ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T178360A66749911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178360A66749911.en. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- 1 2 3 Habrophallos collaris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ↑ Martins, Angele; Koch, Claudia; Pinto, Roberta; Folly, Manuella; Fouquet, Antoine; Passos, Paulo (November 2019). "From the inside out: Discovery of a new genus of threadsnakes based on anatomical and molecular data, with discussion of the leptotyphlopid hemipenial morphology". Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57 (4): 840–863. doi:10.1111/jzs.12316. ISSN 0947-5745. (Habrophallos, new genus; Habrophallos collaris, new combination).
Further reading
[edit]- Adalsteinsson, S.A.; Branch, W.R.; Trape, S.; Hedges, S.B. (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa. 2244: 1–50. (Epictia collaris, new combination).
- Hoogmoed, M.S. (1977). "Notes on the herpetofauna of Surinam: V. On a new species of Leptotyphlops from Surinam, with notes on other Surinam species of the genus (Leptotyphlopidae, Serpentes)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 51 (7): 99–123. (Leptotyphlops collaris, new species).
- Starace, F. (2013). Serpents et amphisbènes de Guyane française. Matoury, French Guiana: Ibis Rouge Éditions. ISBN 978-2-84450-407-4. 450 pp. (in French).