Myriopholis macrura

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata
Cladus: Toxicofera
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Leptotyphlopidae
Subfamilia: Leptotyphlopinae
Genus: Myriopholis
Species: Myriopholis macrura
Name

Myriopholis macrura (Boulenger, 1903)

Lectotype: BMNH 1946.1.11.75. [designated by Hahn (1978: 480).
Type locality: “Sokotra (Dahamis, 350 feet; Jena-agahan, 1200-2500 feet; Homhil, 1500-2500 feet)”, restricted by lectotype designation to “Jena-agahan, Socotra Island” by Hahn 91978: 480).

Combinations

Glauconia macrura Boulenger, 1903: 89 [original combination]
Leptotyphlops macrura — Parker, 1949: 20 [subsequent combination]
Myriopholis macrura — Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges, 2009: 12 [subsequent combination]

References
Primary references

Hahn, D.E. 1978. A Brief Review of the Genus Leptotyphlops (Reptilia, Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) of Asia, with Description of a New Species. Journal of Herpetology 12(4): 477–489. DOI: 10.2307/1563352 Hybrid open access journal Reference page.
Adalsteinsson, S.A., Branch, W.R., Trape, S., Vitt, L.J. & Hedges, S.B. 2009. Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the Family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata). Zootaxa 2244(1): 1–50. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2244.1.1 Paywall Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Socotra Long-tailed Thread Snake

Boulenger's blind snake (Myriopholis macrura) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3][4]
References

Sindaco, R.; Grieco, C.; Riservato, E. (2011). "Leptotyphlops macrurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T199745A9124992. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T199745A9124992.en. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
"Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
Myriopholis macrura at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.