Gerrhopilus ater

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis: Sarcopterygii
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: Gerrhopilidae
Genus: Gerrhopilus
Species: Gerrhopilus ater
Subspecies (2): G. a. ater – G. a. suturalis
Name

Gerrhopilus ater (Schlegel), 1839: 39.

Holotype: RMNH .RENA 3714, collected by S. Müller between 1825–1832.

Type locality: “interior of Java, without precise locality”

References
Primary references

Schlegel, H. 1839. Abbildungen neuer oder unvollständig bekannter Amphibien, nach der Natur oder dem Leben entworfen und mit einem erläuternden. Arnz & Co., Düsseldorf, Germany. pp. xiv+141. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/95393#/summary Open access Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Gerrhopilus ater. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 30 November 2020.

Vernacular names
English: Black Plaid-headed Blindsnake

Gerrhopilus ater, also known as the black blind snake, is a species of snake in the Gerrhopilidae family.[1][2][3]

References

"Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré, 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1
Gerrhopilus ater at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.