Cubatyphlops

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Typhlopinae
Genus: Cubatyphlops
Species (12): C. anchaurus – C. anousius – C. arator – C. biminiensis – C. caymanensis – C. contorhinus – C. epactius – C. golyathi – C. notorachius – C. paradoxus – C. perimychus – C. satelles
Name

Cubatyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 46

Type species: Typhlops biminiensis Richmond, 1955, by original designation.
References
Primary references

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. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

Additional references

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. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page.
Pyron, R.A. & Wallach, V. 2014. Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zootaxa 3829(1): 1–81. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3829.1.1 Reference page.
Nagy, Z., Marion, A.B., Glaw, F., Miralles, A., Nopper, J., Vences, M. & Hedges, S.B. 2015. Molecular systematics and undescribed diversity of Madagascan scolecophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes). Zootaxa 4040(1): 31–47. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.1.3. Preview (PDF). Reference page.

Cubatyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Distribution

The 12 species of the genus Cubatyphlops are found mostly on Cuba, but also occur on other Caribbean islands.[1]
Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.[1]

Cubatyphlops anchaurus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
Cubatyphlops anousius (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
Cubatyphlops arator (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
Cubatyphlops biminiensis (Richmond, 1955)
Cubatyphlops caymanensis (Sackett, 1940)
Cubatyphlops contorhinus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
Cubatyphlops epactius (Thomas, 1968)
Cubatyphlops golyathi (Domínguez & Moreno, 2009)
Cubatyphlops notorachius (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
Cubatyphlops paradoxus (Thomas, 1968)
Cubatyphlops perimychus (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)
Cubatyphlops satelles (Thomas & Hedges, 2007)

Nota bene: A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Cubatyphlops.
References

Genus Cubatyphlops at The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.

Further reading

Hedges, S. Blair; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Cubatyphlops, new genus, p. 46).
Thomas R, Hedges SB (2007). "Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba". Zootaxa 1400: 1-26.