Leptotyphlops cupinensis Bailey & Carvalho, 1946

Passos, Paulo, Rodrigues, Rafael, Pinna, Pedro H., Woitovicz-Cardoso, Manoela, Fernandes, Ronaldo & Caramaschi, Ulisses, 2025, Filling gaps between museum and society: An illustrated catalog of the primary type specimens of Squamata housed in the Museu Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Zootaxa 5698 (1), pp. 1-91 : 61-67

Leptotyphlops cupinensis Bailey & Carvalho, 1946

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Current status. Siagonodon cupinensis ( Bailey & Carvalho, 1946) . Recombination after Adalsteinsson et al. (2009).

Holotype. Adult female, MNRJ 387 , collected by Antenor Leitão de Carvalho in January 1940 at Tapirapé River ( 10º40'S, 50º36'W [approximate]; 186 m asl [approximate]), tributary of the Araguaia River , Municipality of Barra do Tapirapé, State of Tocantins, Brazil.

Remarks. Holotype (~ 124 mm SVL) broken and severely damaged. No tissue samples available.

Figures

FIGURE 45. Dorsal (A), lateral (B), and ventral (C) views of head of the holotype of Leptotyphlops cupinensis Bailey & Carvalho, 1946 [= Siagonodon cupinensis (Bailey & Carvalho, 1946)].