Leptotyphlops aethiopicus

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: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Leptotyphlops
Species: Leptotyphlops aethiopicus
Name

Leptotyphlops aethiopicus Broadley & Wallach, 2007: 38

Holotype: BMNH 1911.12.13.17.

Type locality: “near Harrar [=Harar], Harerge Region, Ethiopia (09°18’N, 42°08’E, elevation ca. 2000 m).”
References
Primary references

Broadley, D.G. & Wallach, V. 2007. A revision of the genus Leptotyphlops in northeastern Africa and southwestern Arabia (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae). Zootaxa 1408: 1–78. Abstract & excerpt. Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2022. Leptotyphlops aethiopicus. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 22 April 2018.

Vernacular names
English: Ethiopian Worm Snake