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Taxonomy of the genus Typhlops Biodiversity of the family Typhlopidae

Bibliography of the genus
Typhlops (Afro-Caribbean Blind Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Typhlopidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Typhlops in general

Broadley, D.G.; Wallach, V. 2009. A review of the eastern and southern African blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae), excluding Letheobia Cope, with the description of two new genera and a new species. Zootaxa 2255: 1-100.

Grant, C. 1948. Typhlops and termites. Journal Ent. Zool. 40: 14.

Hedges, S.B.; Marion, A.B.; Lipp, K.M.; Marin, J.; Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61.

Henderson, R.W. 2004. Lesser Antillean snake faunas: distribution, ecology, and conservation concerns. Oryx 38(3): 311-320.

Laurent, R.F. 1964. A revision of the punctatus group of African Typhlops (Reptilia: Serpentes). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard 130: 387-444.

Perret, J.L. 1961. Études herpétologiques Africaines. III. Bulletin Soc. Neuchâtel. Sci. Nat. (3) 84: 133-138.

Peters, W.C.H. 1864. Über neue Amphibien (Typhloscincus, Typhlops, Asthenodipsas, Ogmodon). Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1864(April): 271-276.

Peters, W.C.H. 1869. Über neue Gattung und neue oder weniger bekannte Arten von Amphibien (Eremias, Dicrodon, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Typhlops, Eryx, Rhynchonyx, Elapomorphus, Achalinus, Coronella, Dromicus, Xenopholis, Anoplodipsas, Spilotes, tropidonotus). Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1869(May): 432-445.

Peters, W.C.H. 1874. Über neue Reptilien (Peropus, Agama, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Typhlops, Heterolepis) der herpetologischen Sammlung des Berliner zoologischen Museums. Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1874(February): 159-164.

Rieppel, O. 1980. The perilymphatic system of the skull of Typhlops and Acrochordus, with comments on the origin of snakes. Journal of Herpetology 14(1): 105-108.

Rodríguez-Cabrera, T.M.; Fong G., A. 2015. Predation on a blindsnake genus Typhlops (Squamata: Typhlopidae) by the Spanish Flag Anole, Anolis allogus (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Cuba. IRCF Reptiles & Amphibians 22(4): 156–159.

Ruthven, A.G.; Gaige, H. 1935. Observations on Typhlops from Puerto Rico and some of the adjacent islands. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology University of Michigan 307: 1-12.

Schmidt, D. 1988. The snakes of Transcaucasia. Part 1. Typhlops and Eryx. Snake Keeper 2(11): 8-12.

Thomas, J.P.R. 1976. Systematics of the Antillean blind snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Dissertation Abstracts International 37(6): 2714.

Thomas, K.R.; Thomas, R. 1978. Locomotor activity responses to photoperiod in four West Indian fossorial squamates of the genera Amphisbaena and Typhlops (Reptilia, Lacertilia). Journal of Herpetology 12(1): 35-41.

Thomas, R. 1966. Leeward Islands Typhlops (Reptilia, Serpentes). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 79: 255-266.

Thomas, R.; Kessler, A.G. 1996. Nonanoline reptiles. pp. 347-362. In: Reagan, D.P. & Waide, R.B. (eds.). The food web of a tropical rain forest. University of Chicago Press, Chicago & London. 616 pp.

Werner, F. 1903. Neue Reptilien und Batrachier aus dem naturhistorischen Museum in Brussel. Zoologischer Anzeiger 26: 246-253.

Werner, F. 1904. Beschreibung neuer Reptilien aus den Gattungen Acanthosaura, Calotes, Gastropholis uand Typhlops. Zoologischer Anzeiger 27: 461-464.

Typhlops agoralionis

Thomas, R.; Hedges, S.B. 2007. Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba. Zootaxa 1400: 1-26.

Typhlops capitulatus

Richmond, N.D. 1964. The blind snakes {Typhlops) of Haiti with descriptions of three new species. Breviora 202: 1-12.

Thomas, R. 1966. A new species of Typhlops from the Barahona Peninsula of Hispaniola. Copeia 1965(4) [1966]: 436-439.

Thomas, R.A.; Powell, R. 1995. Typhlops capitulatus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 618: 1-2.

Typhlops coecatus

Trape, J.F.; Baldé, C. 2014. A checklist of the snake fauna of Guinea, with taxonomic changes in the genera Philothamnus and Dipsadoboa (Colubridae) and a comparison with the snake fauna of some other West African countries. Zootaxa 3900(3): 301-338.

Typhlops eperopeus

Thomas, R.; Hedges, S.B. 2007. Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba. Zootaxa 1400: 1-26.

Typhlops gonavensis

Thomas, R. 1966. A new species of Typhlops from the Barahona Peninsula of Hispaniola. Copeia 1965(4) [1966]: 436-439.

Thomas, R.A.; Powell, R. 1995. Typhlops gonavensis. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 619: 1-2.

Typhlops hectus

Thomas, R. 1974. A new species of Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 87(2): 11-18.

Thomas, R.; Hedges, S.B. 2007. Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba. Zootaxa 1400: 1-26.

Thomas, R.A.; Powell, R. 1992. Typhlops hectus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 550: 1-2.

Typhlops jamaicensis

Domínguez, M.; Díaz, R.E. 2011. Case 3527. Anguis jamaicensis Shaw, 1802 (currently Typhlops jamaicensis; Reptilia, Serpentes): proposed conservation of the specific name by ruling that it is not to be treated as a replacement name for A. lumbricalis Linnaeus, 1758 (currently T. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 68(3): 197-203.

Domínguez, M.; Díaz, R.E. 2011. Taxonomy of the blind snakes associated with Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae) from the Bahamas Islands and Cuba. Herpetologica 67(2): 194-211.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. 2013. Opinion 2323 (Case 3527). Anguis jamaicensis Shaw, 1802 (currently Typhlops jamaicensis; Reptilia, Serpentes): specific name conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 70(3): 212-213.

Thomas, R. 1965. A reassessment of the Virgin Islands Typhlops with the description of two new subspecies. Revista de Biologia Tropical 13: 187-201.

Typhlops leptolepis

Domínguez, M.; Fong-G., A.; Iturriaga, M. 2013. A new blind snake (Typhlopidae) from northeastern Cuba. Zootaxa 3681(2): 136-146.

Iturriaga, M. 2015. Geographic distribution: Typhlops leptolepis. Herpetological Review 46(3): 387.

Typhlops lumbricalis

Cochran, D.M. 1924. Typhlops lumbricalis and related forms. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 14: 174-177.

Cooper, J.E. 1958. Ecological notes on some Cuban lizards. Herpetologica 14: 53-54.

Domínguez, M.; Díaz, R.E. 2011. Taxonomy of the blind snakes associated with Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae) from the Bahamas Islands and Cuba. Herpetologica 67(2): 194-211.

Iordansky, N.N. 1997. Jaw apparatus and feeding mechanics of Typhlops (Ophidia: Typhlopidae): a reconsideration. Russian Journal of Herpetology 4(2): 120-127.

Legler, J.M. 1960. Remarks concerning Bahaman blind snakes (genus Typhlops). Herpetologica 16: 71-72.

Muhse, E.F. 1903. The eyes of the blind vertebrates of North America. VI. The eyes of Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus), a blind snake from Cuba. Biological Bulletin 5: 261-270.

Myers, C.W. 1958. A possible introduction of the snake Typhlops in the United States. Copeia 1958: 338.

Richmond, N.D. 1964. The blind snakes {Typhlops) of Haiti with descriptions of three new species. Breviora 202: 1-12.

Thomas, R. 1966. A new species of Typhlops from the Barahona Peninsula of Hispaniola. Copeia 1965(4) [1966]: 436-439.

Typhlops oxyrhinus

Domínguez, M.; Díaz, R.E. 2011. Taxonomy of the blind snakes associated with Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae) from the Bahamas Islands and Cuba. Herpetologica 67(2): 194-211.

Typhlops pachyrhinus

Domínguez, M.; Díaz, R.E. 2011. Taxonomy of the blind snakes associated with Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae) from the Bahamas Islands and Cuba. Herpetologica 67(2): 194-211.

Typhlops proancylops

Thomas, R.; Hedges, S.B. 2007. Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba. Zootaxa 1400: 1-26.

Typhlops pusillus

Richmond, N.D. 1964. The blind snakes {Typhlops) of Haiti with descriptions of three new species. Breviora 202: 1-12.

Rogner, M. 1997. Zur Herpetofauna des Nordens der Dominikanischen Republik. Teil 2 (Schluss): Maskenleguan, Geckos, Regenwurmschlange und Schmuckschildkröte. Aquarium (Bornheim) 339: 50-53.

Thomas, R.A.; Powell, R. 1994. Typhlops pusillus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 595: 1-2.

Typhlops schwartzi

Thomas, R.A. 1989. The relationships of Antillean Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) and the description of three new Hispaniolan species. pp. 409-432. In: Woods, C.A. (ed.). Biogeography of the West Indies, Past, Present, and Future. Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, Florida. 878 pp.

Thomas, R.A.; Powell, R. 1994. Typhlops schwartzi. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 596: 1-2.

Typhlops silus

Domínguez, M.; Díaz, R.E. 2015. Resurrection and redescription of the Typhlops silus Legler, 1959 from Cuba (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae). Journal of Herpetology 49(2): 325-331.

Legler, J.M. 1959. A new blind snake (genus Typhlops) from Cuba. Herpetologica 15: 105-112.

Legler, J.M. 1960. Remarks concerning Bahaman blind snakes (genus Typhlops). Herpetologica 16: 71-72.

Richmond, N.D. 1961. The status of Typhlops silus Legier. Copeia 1961(2): 221-222.

Torres, J.; Gandia, A.C.; Bermúdez-Hernández, F. 2018. Geographic distribution: Typhlops silus. Herpetological Review 49(1): 80.

Typhlops sulcatus

Powell, R. 1999. Herpetology of Navassa Island, West Indies. Caribbean Journal of Science 35(1-2): 1-13.

Richmond, N.D. 1964. The blind snakes {Typhlops) of Haiti with descriptions of three new species. Breviora 202: 1-12.

Thomas, R. 1966. A new species of Typhlops from the Barahona Peninsula of Hispaniola. Copeia 1965(4) [1966]: 436-439.

Thomas, R.A.; Powell, R. 1994. Typhlops sulcatus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 597: 1-2.

Typhlops sylleptor

Thomas, R.; Hedges, S.B. 2007. Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba. Zootaxa 1400: 1-26.

Typhlops syntherus

Thomas, R. 1966. A new species of Typhlops from the Barahona Peninsula of Hispaniola. Copeia 1965(4) [1966]: 436-439.

White, L.; Parmerlee, J.S.; Powell, R. 1992. Typhlops syntherus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 551: 1-2.

White, L.; Powell, R.; Parmerlee, J.S.; Lathrop, A.; Smith, D.D. 1992. Food habits of three syntopic reptiles from the Barahona Peninsula, Hispaniola. Journal of Herpetology 26(4): 518-520.

Typhlops tetrathyreus

Thomas, R.A. 1989. The relationships of Antillean Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) and the description of three new Hispaniolan species. pp. 409-432. In: Woods, C.A. (ed.). Biogeography of the West Indies, Past, Present, and Future. Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, Florida. 878 pp.

Thomas, R.A.; Powell, R. 1994. Typhlops tetrathyreus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 598: 1-2.

Typhlops titanops

Thomas, R.A. 1989. The relationships of Antillean Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) and the description of three new Hispaniolan species. pp. 409-432. In: Woods, C.A. (ed.). Biogeography of the West Indies, Past, Present, and Future. Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, Florida. 878 pp.

Thomas, R.A.; Powell, R. 1995. Typhlops titanops. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 620: 1-2.

Typhlops zenkeri

Boulenger, G.A. 1914. Descriptions of new species of snakes in the collection of the British Museum. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (London) 14: 482-485.