Madatyphlops

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: Madatyphlopinae
Genus: Madatyphlops
Species (14): M. albanalis – M. andasibensis – M. arenarius – M. boettgeri – M. cariei – M. comorensis – M. decorsei – M. domerguei – M. eudelini – M. madagascariensis – M. microcephalus – M. mucronatus – M. ocularis – M. rajeryi – M. reuteri
Name

Madatyphlops Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 42

Type species: Onychocephalus arenarius Grandidier, 1872, 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

Renoult, J.P. & Raselimanana, A.P. 2009. A new species of Malagasy blind snake of the genus Typhlops Oppel (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Zootaxa 2290: 65–68. Abstract & excerpt
Wallach, V. & Glaw, F. 2009. A new mid-altitude rainforest species of Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Madagascar with notes on the taxonomic status of T. boettgeri Boulenger, T. microcephalus Werner, and T. capensis Rendahl. Zootaxa 2294: 23–38. Abstract & excerpt
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.

Madatyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.

Geographic range

The 14 species of the genus Madatyphlops are found mostly on Madagascar, but also occur on the Comoro Islands. A fossil species occurred on Mauritius.
Species

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

Madatyphlops albanalis (Rendahl, 1918)
Madatyphlops andasibensis (Wallach & Glaw, 2009)
Madatyphlops arenarius (Grandidier, 1872)
Madatyphlops boettgeri (Boulenger, 1893)
Madatyphlops cariei (Hoffstetter, 1946) – extinct
Madatyphlops comorensis (Boulenger, 1889)
Madatyphlops decorsei (Mocquard, 1901)
Madatyphlops domerguei (Roux-Estève, 1980)
Madatyphlops eudelini Hawlitschek, Scherz, Webster, Ineich & Glaw, 2021[2]
Madatyphlops madagascariensis (Boettger, 1877)
Madatyphlops microcephalus (F. Werner, 1909)
Madatyphlops mucronatus (Boettger, 1880)
Madatyphlops ocularis (Parker, 1927)
Madatyphlops rajeryi (Renoult & Raselimanana, 2009)
Madatyphlops reuteri (Boettger, 1881)

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

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

Hawlitschek, Oliver; Scherz, Mark D.; Webster, Kathleen C.; Ineich, Ivan; Glaw, Frank (2021). "Morphological, osteological, and genetic data support a new species of Madatyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) endemic to Mayotte Island, Comoros Archipelago". The Anatomical Record. n/a (n/a). doi:10.1002/ar.24589. ISSN 1932-8494. PMID 33611842.