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Taxonomy of the genus Afrotyphlops Biodiversity of the family Typhlopidae

Bibliography of the genus
Afrotyphlops (African Giant 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.


Afrotyphlops 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.

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.

Afrotyphlops angeli

Guibé, J. 1952. Typhlops angeli (Serpent), espèce nouvelle du Mont Nimba. Bulletin du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) (Ser. 2) 24(1): 79.

Afrotyphlops angolensis

Boettger, O. 1887. Diagnoses Reptilium novorum ab ill. viro Paul Hesse in finibus fluminis Congo repertorum. Zoologischer Anzeiger 10: 649-651.

Chabanaud, P. 1917. Enumeration des ophidiens non encore etudies de l'Afrique occidentale, appartenant aux collections du Museum, avec la description des espèces et des varietes nouvelles. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 1916: 362-383.

Laurent, R.F. 1952. Reptiles et Batraciens nouveaux de la region des Grands Lacs africains. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 46: 269-279.

Laurent, R.F. 1958. Notes herpetologiques africaines 2. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 58: 115-128.

Pauwels, O.S.G.; Essono, T.B.B.; Carlino, P.; Chirio, L.; Huijbregts, B.; Leuteritz, T.E.J.; Rousseaux, D.; Tobi, E.; Vigna, C.; Neer, W. van 2017. Miscellanea Herpetologica Gabonica VII. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 52(1): 1-7.

Roux-Estève, R. 1970. Altitude sur la variation intra-spécifique de Typhlops angolensis (Bocage) et de Typhlops lineolatus Jan (Serpentes, Typholopidae). Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances Academie des Sciences (Paris) 270D: 2185-2187.

Watkins-Colwell, G.J.; Leon, J. de 2003. Geographic distribution: Typhlops angolensis (Angola Blind Snake). Herpetological Review 34(2): 171.

Witte, G.F. de 1933. Description d'un Typhlops nouveau provenant du Ruanda. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 23(2): 206-207.

Afrotyphlops bibronii

Broadley, D.G. 1966. The genus Typhlops in Rhodesia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 2: 30.

Erasmus, H.; Branch, W.R. 1983. Egg retention in the South African blind snake Typhlops bibronii. Journal of Herpetology 17(1): 97-99.

FitzSimons, V. 1956. Reptiles and Amphibians of the Wonderboom Nature Reserve. Fauna and Flora (Pretoria) 7: 89-106.

Spawls, S.; Graff, J. de 1989. New snake records for Botswana, southern Africa. Herpetological Review 20(1): 14-15.

Yeadon, R.B. 1991. Typhlops bibronii. Size and reproduction. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 39: 23.

Afrotyphlops brevis

Wallach, V.; Lanza, B. 2004. Taxonomic reassessment of Giuseppe Scortecci's scolecophidian type and non-type specimens from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia and Yemen, in the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano (Reptilia: Serpentes). Atti della Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano 145(1): 79-91.

Afrotyphlops congestus

Broadley, D.G. 2000. Typhlops congestus (Dumeril & Bibron, 1844). Blotched Forest Blind-snake. African Herp News 31: 15.

Laurent, R.F. 1958. Notes herpetologiques africaines 2. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 58: 115-128.

Pauwels, O.S.G.; Carlino, P.; Chirio, L.; Albert, J.L. 2016. Miscellanea herpetologica gabonica IV. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society 51(5): 73-79.

Petrozzi, F.; Eniang, E.A.; Nioking, A.; Akani, G.C.; Luiselli, L.M. 2014. Temporal and spatial segregation in an assemblage of Afrotropical subterranean snakes. Amphibia-Reptilia 35(3): 345-353.

Afrotyphlops fornasinii

Laurent, R.F. 1968. On some Typhlops from south-eastern Africa. Arnoldia 3(1): 1-2.

Afrotyphlops lineolatus

Roux-Estève, R. 1970. Altitude sur la variation intra-spécifique de Typhlops angolensis (Bocage) et de Typhlops lineolatus Jan (Serpentes, Typholopidae). Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Seances Academie des Sciences (Paris) 270D: 2185-2187.

Afrotyphlops mucruso

Bourgeois, M. 1964. Les reptiles de la Kasapa (Elisábethville). Publ. Univ. Elisábethville 7: 65-89.

Broadley, D.G. 1966. The genus Typhlops in Rhodesia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 2: 30.

Afrotyphlops nanus

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.

Afrotyphlops nigrocandidus

Broadley, D.G.; Wallach, V. 2000. A new Blind Snake (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from montane forests of the eastern Arc Mountains in Tanzania. African Journal of Herpetology 49(2): 165-168.

Afrotyphlops obtusus

Broadley, D.G. 1966. The genus Typhlops in Rhodesia. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 2: 30.

Laurent, R.F. 1968. On some Typhlops from south-eastern Africa. Arnoldia 3(1): 1-2.

Afrotyphlops punctatus

Chabanaud, P. 1920. Description d'un Typhlops nouveau decouvert au Togo par le Dr. Millet-Horsin. Bulletin du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) 1920(6): 463-469.

Kusamba, C.; Resetar, A.; Wallach, V.; Lulengo, K.; Nagy, Z.T. 2013. Mouthful of snake: an African snake-eater's (Polemon fulvicollis graueri) large typhlopid prey. Herpetology Notes 6: 235-237.

Laurent, R.F. 1958. Notes herpetologiques africaines 2. Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaine (Bruxelles) 58: 115-128.

Petrozzi, F.; Eniang, E.A.; Nioking, A.; Akani, G.C.; Luiselli, L.M. 2014. Temporal and spatial segregation in an assemblage of Afrotropical subterranean snakes. Amphibia-Reptilia 35(3): 345-353.

Rahm, U. 1953. Einige Schlangen des westafrikanischen Urwaldes. DATZ (Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift) 6: 292-294.

Villiers, A. 1956. Le Parc National du Niokolo-Koba, Reptiles. Memoires de l'Institut Fondamental D'Afrique Noire 48: 143-162.

Afrotyphlops schlegelii

Bokhout, B.; Verburgt, L.; Davies, A.B. 2015. Afrotyphlops schlegelii Bianconi, 1847, Schlegel's Beaked Blind Snake. Termite mound access behaviour. African Herp News 62: 16-22.

Haagner, G.V. 1991. Typhlops schlegelii schlegelii. Journal of the Herpetological Association of Africa 39: 20.

Marais, E.; Irish, J. 1990. Typhlops schlegelii petersii (Squamata: Typhlopidae) in a cave: accidental or incidental? Cimbebasia 11 [1989]: 145-146.

Spawls, S.; Graff, J. de 1989. New snake records for Botswana, southern Africa. Herpetological Review 20(1): 14-15.

Afrotyphlops schmidti

Laurent, R.F. 1968. On some Typhlops from south-eastern Africa. Arnoldia 3(1): 1-2.

Wallach, V. 2003. Scolecophidia miscellanea. Hamadryad 27(2): 222-240.

Afrotyphlops steinhausi

Boulenger, G.A. 1911. Descriptions of three new snakes discovered by Mr. G. L. Bates in South Cameroon. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (London) 8: 370-371.

Werner, F. 1910. Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. Hamburg Jahrb. wiss. Anst. 26 [1908-1909]: 205-247.