A New Species of Ramphotyphlops (Squamata
(Typhlopidae) from the Darwin Area, with Notes on Two Similar Species from Northern Australia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19427577 |
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| Authors | Glenn M Shea (0000-0002-0052-4205, The University of Sydney), Paul Horner |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Pages | 53-60 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Beagle Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0811-3653 |
| Publisher | Biodiversity Heritage Library (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5962/p.264292 |
| OpenAlex | W2612233435 |
| Language | EN |
A new species of Ramphotyphlops is described from the Darwin area, northern Australia.It differs from all other Ramphotyphlops in the combination of 16 midbody scale rows with a high number of ventral scales.Additional records of R. minimus (Kinghorn, 1929) are reported, including the first record from mainland Australia.Ramphotyphlops guentheri (Peters, 1865) shows discon¬ tinuous geographically-linked variation in number of ventral scales.The name R. nigricauda (Boulenger, 1895) is applicable to the eastern form, while R. guentheri applies to the western form
Biology · Evolutionary biology · Geography · Squamata · Zoology · Amphibian and Reptile Biology · Bat Biology and Ecology Studies · Computer Science · Species Distribution and Climate Change · Ecology
| Highly cited | No |
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