Habrophallos

Collared blind snake

Collared blind snake

Species of snake

The collared blind snake (Habrophallos collaris) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2] It was previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops and then 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]

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References

  1. [1]
    Ouboter, P.; Hoogmoed, M. (2017). "Epictia collaris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T178360A66749911. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178360A66749911.en. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. [2]
    Habrophallos collaris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. [3]
    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.


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