Typhlops, Broadley & Wallach, 2009
Broadley, Donald G. & Wallach, Van, 2009, 2255, Zootaxa 2255, pp. 1-100 : 76
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11755334 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5327808 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E3D17B-FFB5-123B-44D4-E83591B7FA08 |
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Felipe |
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Typhlops |
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Key to the species of Typhlops in eastern Africa
1a. Preocular overlaps second supralabial (SIP T-III); snout rounded in profile; superior nasal suture present; middorsals 400–425; 24 scale rows; body slender (L/W ratio> 50) ............................................................ T. platyrhynchus
1b. Second supralabial overlaps preocular (SIP T-V); snout wedge-shaped in profile; superior nasal suture absent; middorsals 216–302; scale rows usually 22 (24); body short and robust (L/W ratio <40) .............................................. 2
2a. Middorsals 257 or fewer; relatively shorter snout (snout/head width ratio <0.80); southern Somalia........................ ................................................................................................................................................................ T. cuneirostris
2b. Middorsals 257 or more; relatively longer snout (snout/head width ratio> 0.85); eastern Ethiopia, northern Somalia, and northeastern Kenya...................................................................................................................... T. calabresii
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