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Jono, Teppei, Yosuke Kojima, and Takafumi Mizuno. "Novel cooperative antipredator tactics of an ant specialized against a snake." Royal Society Open Science 6, no. 8 (August 2019): 190283. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.190283.

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Eusocial insects can express surprisingly complex cooperative defence of the colony. Brood and reproductive castes typically remain in the nest and are protected by workers' various antipredator tactics against intruders. In Madagascar, a myrmicine ant, Aphaenogaster swammerdami , occurs sympatrically with a large blindsnake, Madatyphlops decorsei . As blindsnakes generally specialize on feeding on termites and ants brood by intruding into the nest, these snakes are presumably a serious predator on the ant. Conversely, a lamprophiid snake, Madagascarophis colubrinus , is considered to occur often in active A . swammerdami nests without being attacked. By presenting M . colubrinus , M . decorsei and a control snake, Thamnosophis lateralis , at the entrance of the nest, we observed two highly specialized interactions between ants and snakes: the acceptance of M . colubrinus into the nest and the cooperative evacuation of the brood from the nest for protection against the ant-eating M . decorsei . Given that M . colubrinus is one of the few known predators of blindsnakes in this area, A . swammerdami may protect their colonies against this blindsnake by two antipredator tactics, symbiosis with M . colubrinus and evacuation in response to intrusion by blindsnakes. These findings demonstrate that specialized predators can drive evolution of complex cooperative defence in eusocial species.

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Vidal, Nicolas, Julie Marin, Marina Morini, Steve Donnellan, William R. Branch, Richard Thomas, Miguel Vences, Addison Wynn, Corinne Cruaud, and S. Blair Hedges. "Blindsnake evolutionary tree reveals long history on Gondwana." Biology Letters 6, no. 4 (March 31, 2010): 558–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0220.

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Worm-like snakes (scolecophidians) are small, burrowing species with reduced vision. Although largely neglected in vertebrate research, knowledge of their biogeographical history is crucial for evaluating hypotheses of snake origins. We constructed a molecular dataset for scolecophidians with detailed sampling within the largest family, Typhlopidae (blindsnakes). Our results demonstrate that scolecophidians have had a long Gondwanan history, and that their initial diversification followed a vicariant event: the separation of East and West Gondwana approximately 150 Ma. We find that the earliest blindsnake lineages, representing two new families described here, were distributed on the palaeolandmass of India+Madagascar named here as Indigascar. Their later evolution out of Indigascar involved vicariance and several oceanic dispersal events, including a westward transatlantic one, unexpected for burrowing animals. The exceptional diversification of scolecophidians in the Cenozoic was probably linked to a parallel radiation of prey (ants and termites) as well as increased isolation of populations facilitated by their fossorial habits.

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Mizuno, T., and Y. Kojima. "A blindsnake that decapitates its termite prey." Journal of Zoology 297, no. 3 (July 7, 2015): 220–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12268.

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McCranie, James R., and Leonardo Valdés Orellana. "Typhlops tycherus Townsend, Wilson, Ketzler and Luque-Montes, 2008 (Squamata: Serpentes: Typhlopidae): significant range extension for this Honduran endemic." Check List 8, no. 6 (December 1, 2012): 1308. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/8.6.1308.

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We report the second known museum specimen of Typhlops tycherus, a blindsnake endemic to Honduras. This new specimen is from a locality about 240 km from the species’ type locality, thus documenting that T. tycherus has a broader geographical distribution than previously thought.

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Arruda, Mauricio Papa de, Carlos Henrique L. N. Almeida, Daniel C. Rolim, and Fábio Maffei. "First record in midwestern region of the state of São Paulo, Brazil of Typhlops brongersmianus Vanzolini, 1976 (Squamata: Typhlopidae)." Check List 7, no. 4 (June 1, 2011): 571. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/7.4.571.

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In this study we report on two new records of the blindsnake Typhlops brongersmianus for the municipality of Bauru, midwestern region of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. These records expand the geographic distribution currently known for this species in the state and contribute to the knowledge of snakes in southeastern Brazil.

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Rabosky, D. L., K. P. Aplin, S. C. Donnellan, and S. B. Hedges. "Molecular phylogeny of blindsnakes (Ramphotyphlops) from western Australia and resurrection of Ramphotyphlops bicolor (Peters, 1857)." Australian Journal of Zoology 52, no. 5 (2004): 531. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/zo04045.

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Blindsnakes (Typhlopidae) represent one of the least known elements of the Australian herpetofauna. Mitochondrial DNA sequence data and morphology are used here to show that a widespread species of Australian blindsnake, Ramphotyphlops australis, comprises two distinct species. Ramphotyphlops bicolor (new combination) is resurrected from synonymy with R. australis and redescriptions are provided for both species. Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation within R. australis indicates that the central and south-coast populations are more closely related to each other than either is to the morphologically distinctive populations at the northern edge of the species' range. Observed levels of differentiation suggest historical isolation of populations from the Kalbarri/Shark Bay region of the western Australian coastline. However, lack of concordance between mitochondrial haplotype phylogeny and morphology for several individuals might reflect limited gene flow between the northern and south–central populations. We note that many taxa show restricted distributions or range disjunctions along the central Western Australian coastal margin, and we discuss possible models to explain population fragmentation in this region. Pliocene–Pleistocene sea-level fluctuations along the western Australian coast could have isolated sand plain communities in the Kalbarri/Shark Bay region from similar communities further south near Geraldton, possibly underlying the phylogeographic pattern in R. australis. Data from additional taxa will be needed to fully evaluate this hypothesis.

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Kraus, Fred. "New Species of Blindsnake from Rossel Island, Papua New Guinea." Journal of Herpetology 39, no. 4 (December 2005): 591–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1670/86-05a.1.

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Flores-Villela, Oscar A., Eric N. Smith, Luis Canseco-Márquez, and Jonathan A. Campbell. "A new species of blindsnake from Jalisco, Mexico (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae)." Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 93 (February 16, 2022): 933933. http://dx.doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2022.93.3933.

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Marin, Julie, Stephen C. Donnellan, S. Blair Hedges, Paul Doughty, Mark N. Hutchinson, Corinne Cruaud, and Nicolas Vidal. "Tracing the history and biogeography of the Australian blindsnake radiation." Journal of Biogeography 40, no. 5 (November 23, 2012): 928–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.12045.

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Torres, J. A., R. Thomas, M. Leal, and T. Gush. "Ant and termite predation by the tropical blindsnake Typhlops platycephalus." Insectes Sociaux 47, no. 1 (February 1, 2000): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s000400050001.

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ELLIS, RYAN J., PAUL DOUGHTY, STEPHEN C. DONNELLAN, JULIE MARIN, and NICOLAS VIDAL. "Worms in the sand: Systematic revision of the Australian blindsnake Anilios leptosoma (Robb, 1972) species complex (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) from the Geraldton Sandplain, with description of two new species." Zootaxa 4323, no. 1 (September 20, 2017): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4323.1.1.

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The blindsnake genus Anilios (formerly Ramphotyphlops) is the largest and most diverse genus of snakes in Australia with 45 currently recognized species. Recent molecular genetic studies of the genus have identified high levels of cryptic diversity within many taxa, suggesting true species diversity is greatly underestimated. Anilios leptosoma is a slender blindsnake endemic to the mid-west of Western Australia. Although morphological variation has been identified within the species in the past, the systematics and true diversity remained unstudied. Here we use recent molecular data to guide a reappraisal of morphology in order to provide a taxonomic revision of the A. leptosoma species complex. We redescribe A. leptosoma and describe two new species that occur to the south of most of true A. leptosoma’s distribution: A. systenos sp. nov. and A. obtusifrons sp. nov. Anilios systenos sp. nov. is known from the Geraldton region with the furthest record only 100 km to the north-east, a very small range for a species of snake. Anilios obtusifrons sp. nov. has an even smaller distribution, as it is only known from a small coastal area south of Kalbarri and may represent a range-restricted taxa. All species are genetically divergent from each other and can be distinguished by consistent morphological characteristics, including the shape of the snout, the termination point of the rostral cleft and number of mid-body scale rows and ventral scales.

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Wallach, Van. "Letheobia pauwelsi, a new species of blindsnake from Gabon (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)." African Journal of Herpetology 54, no. 1 (June 2005): 85–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21564574.2005.9635521.

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Kornilios, Panagiotis. "The complete mitogenome of the Eurasian blindsnake Xerotyphlops vermicularis (Reptilia, Typhlopidae)." Mitochondrial DNA Part B 4, no. 1 (January 2, 2019): 1990–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2019.1617080.

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DeVos, Tyler, and Sean Giery. "Establishment of the introduced Brahminy Blindsnake (Indotyphlops braminus) on Abaco Island, The Bahamas, with notes on potential niche overlap with the native Cuban Brown Blindsnake (Typhlops lumbricalis)." Reptiles & Amphibians 28, no. 3 (November 27, 2021): 555–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/randa.v28i3.15667.

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De Armas, Luis F., and Manuel Iturriaga. "Westernmost record of the Brahminy Blindsnake, Virgotyphlops braminus (Squamata: Typhlodidae), in Cuba." Reptiles & Amphibians 28, no. 3 (November 27, 2021): 553–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/randa.v28i3.15977.

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Díaz, Luis M., and Antonio Cádiz. "First Record of the Brahminy Blindsnake, Indotyphlops braminus (Squamata: Typhlopidae), in Cuba." Reptiles & Amphibians 21, no. 4 (December 1, 2014): 140–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/randa.v21i4.14016.

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Wallach, V., and Olivier S. G. Pauwels. "TYPHLOPS LAZELLI, A NEW SPECIES OF CHINESE BLINDSNAKE FROM HONG KONG (SERPENTES: TYPHLOPIDAE)." Breviora 512 (January 2004): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3099/0006-9698(2004)512[1:tlanso]2.0.co;2.

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Kornilios, P., Ç. Ilgaz, Y. Kumlutaş, P. Lymberakis, J. Moravec, R. Sindaco, N. Rastegar-Pouyani, et al. "Neogene climatic oscillations shape the biogeography and evolutionary history of the Eurasian blindsnake." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 62, no. 3 (March 2012): 856–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2011.11.035.

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Rieppel, Olivier, Nathan J. Kley, and Jessica Anderson Maisano. "Morphology of the skull of the white-nosed blindsnake,Liotyphlops albirostris(Scolecophidia: Anomalepididae)." Journal of Morphology 270, no. 5 (May 2009): 536–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10703.

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Ellis, Ryan J. "A New Species of Blindsnake (Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae:Anilios) from the Kimberley Region of Western Australia." Herpetologica 72, no. 3 (September 2016): 271–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1655/herpetologica-d-16-00007.1.

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Greenlees, Matthew J., Jonathan K. Webb, and Richard Shine. "Led by the Blind: Bandy-Bandy Snakes Vermicella annulata (Elapidae) Follow Blindsnake Chemical Trails." Copeia 2005, no. 1 (February 2005): 184–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1643/ch-04-086r1.

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Akani, Godfrey C., Luca Luiselli, Edem A. Eniang, Charity C. Amuzie, and Nwabueze Ebere. "Aspects of the ecology of the spotted blindsnake,Typhlops punctatus punctatusin Port-Harcourt, Nigeria." African Journal of Ecology 46, no. 4 (December 2008): 533–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00894.x.

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N. Reed, Robert, Kristin A. Bakkegard, Glenn E. Desy, and Sheldon M. Plentovich. "Diet composition of the invasive cane toad (Chaunus marinus) on Rota, Northern Mariana Islands." Pacific Conservation Biology 13, no. 3 (2007): 219. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc070219.

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The cane or marine toad (Chaunus marinus, formerly Buto marinus) was introduced to the Northern Mariana Islands starting in the 1930s. The effects of this exotic predator on native vertebrates (especially lizards) are largely unknown. We analysed the stomach contents of 336 cane toads collected from the island of Rota, with the goal of estimating the level of toad predation on native vertebrates. Beetles, ants, millipedes, and grasshoppers/crickets comprised the majority of prey classes consumed by toads. The introduced Brahminy blindsnake (Ramphotyphlops braminus; N = 6) and conspecific cane toads (N = 4) were the vertebrates most commonly found in toad stomachs. Skinks (Emoia; N = 2) were the only native vertebrates represented in our sample. The small numbers of nocturnal terrestrial vertebrates native to Rota likely translates to relatively low rates of predation by cane toads on native vertebrates.

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Harpal, Biswajit. "Predation by a Marbled Toad, Duttaphrynus stomaticus (Anura: Bufonidae), on a blindsnake, Indotyphlops sp. (Typhlopidae)." Reptiles & Amphibians 27, no. 3 (November 29, 2020): 450. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/randa.v27i3.14875.

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VANEGAS-GUERRERO, JHONATTAN, ANGELE MARTINS, ESTEBAN QUIÑONES-BETANCURT, and JOHN D. LYNCH. "Rediscovery of the rare Andean blindsnake Anomalepis colombia Marx 1953 (Serpentes: Anomalepididae) in the wild." Zootaxa 4623, no. 3 (June 26, 2019): 595–600. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4623.3.13.

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The fossorial snake genus Anomalepis Jan 1860 currently comprises four species with distribution restricted to the Neotropics, occurring from Nicaragua to trans-Andean Peru. Species of Anomalepis occur on the mainland from sea level to about 2,700 m elevation in habitats that range from xerophyte vegetation to tropical wet forests (Kofron 1988; McDiarmid et al. 1999; Uetz et al. 2019; Wallach et al. 2014). Kofron (1988) performed a taxonomic review of the genus Anomalepis, recognizing two phenotypic clusters of species: the A. mexicanus Jan 1860 composed exclusively by its nominal form, and the A. aspinosus Taylor 1939 group consisting of the former species, A. colombia Marx 1953 (Fig. 1) and A. flavapices Peters 1957. While Anomalepis aspinosus occurs in xerophytic formation from 500–2700 above sea level (asl hereafter) along the Peruvian Andes (Kofron 1988; McDiarmid et al. 1999; Wallach et al. 2014), and Anomalepis flavapices is found in the coastal rainforest plains of northwestern Ecuador (Kofron 1988; Wallach et al. 2014), Anomalepis mexicanus presents the most widespread distribution amongst its congeners, occurring in northeastern Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama from sea level to 725 m altitude. Even though this species has previously been recorded for Peru (Kofron, 1988), it seems unlikely that this specimen belongs to A. mexicanus due to its distinct meristic features (see Kofron 1988) and its outlandish record (see Fig. 2). Marx (1953) described Anomalepis colombia based on a single specimen collected in 1946 by Kjell von Sneidern at La Selva (05º25’23N, 74º57’44W; 1700 m asl), municipality of Pueblo Rico, department of Caldas, Colombia. As far as we know, since its original description, no additional specimen of A. colombia has been reported in literature (cf. Kofron 1988; McDiarmid et al. 1999; Wallach et al. 2014).

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Granados-Martínez, Sofía, and Gerardo Chaves. "Range extension for the Costa Rican Blindsnake, Amerotyphlops costaricensis (Jiménez & Savage, 1962) (Serpentes, Typhlopidae)." Check List 16, no. 5 (September 8, 2020): 1129–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/16.5.1129.

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We present new information on the distribution of a rare species of an American typhlopid blind snake, Amerotyphlops costaricensis (Jiménez & Savage, 1962). Our findings extend the known distribution of this species almost 120 km southeast. The few existing records of this species suggest that research should focus on filling the gaps in the distribution and our knowledge on the ecology of the species and the blind snake group.

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Kley, Nathan J. "Morphology of the lower jaw and suspensorium in the Texas blindsnake,Leptotyphlops dulcis (Scolecophidia: Leptotyphlopidae)." Journal of Morphology 267, no. 4 (2006): 494–515. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10414.

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KRAUS, FRED. "New Species of Blindsnakes (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) from the offshore islands of Papua New Guinea." Zootaxa 4299, no. 1 (July 26, 2017): 75. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4299.1.3.

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I describe four new species of blindsnake of the genus Gerrhopilus from islands off the southeastern tip of New Guinea and from New Ireland to the northeast. All have ventral keels on the rostral scale, and most have previously been assigned in their respective museum collections to the species G. depressiceps. Examination of available specimens shows G. depressiceps to be a composite of species, and I emend the diagnosis of that species based on the holotype and one additional specimen from northeastern New Guinea. The species described as new here differ from G. depressiceps and from each other in a series of features, including shape of the snout, shape of the rostral scale, numbers of mid-dorsal scale rows, reduction patterns in longitudinal scale rows, body mass, degree of eye development, and color pattern. The new species all inhabit islands remote from the known range of G. depressiceps on New Guinea and have likely been separated from that species for millions of years.

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Crnobrna, Brian, Roy Santa-Cruz Farfan, Cesar Gallegos, Jhon Jairo López-Rojas, Irbin B. Llanqui, Grober Panduro Pisco, and Angel Kelsen Arbaiza. "Herpetological records from the Abujao basin, central Peruvian Amazon." Check List 19, no. 4 (July 3, 2023): 433–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.15560/19.4.433.

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The effort to uncover herpetofauna within the zone of influence of the Sierra del Divisor National Park has been focused on the northern reaches. The Abujao basin represents the Sierra del Divisor region well in an understudied area central to the Peruvian Amazon. We found 108 species of amphibians and squamate reptiles. Seven records extend ranges from the northern regions, while two records unite with southern regions (Madre De Dios and the Fitzcarrald Arc/Purus valley). There are higher levels of diversity attributable to land-cover units indicative of high terraces and hilly zones, as opposed to low hydromorphic habitats. Our new record for Pristimantis iiap Padial, Gagliardi-Urrutia, Chaparro & Gutiérrez, 2016 brings more resolution to this newly described species. We made observations of an unidentified species of blindsnake, which could represent a unique part of the fauna. Despite variations, we only uphold the presence of various subspecies of Micrurus annellatus Peters, 1871.

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Parpinelli, Lilian, and Otavio A. V. Marques. "Seasonal and Daily Activity in the Pale-headed Blindsnake Liotyphlops beui (Serpentes: Anomalepidae) in Southeastern Brazil." South American Journal of Herpetology 3, no. 3 (December 2008): 207–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.2994/1808-9798-3.3.207.

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Kornilios, Panagiotis. "Polytomies, signal and noise: revisiting the mitochondrial phylogeny and phylogeography of the Eurasian blindsnake species complex (Typhlopidae, Squamata)." Zoologica Scripta 46, no. 6 (March 23, 2017): 665–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12243.

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VELLA, Adriana, Noel VELLA, Clare Marie MİFSUD, and Denis MAGRO. "First records of the Brahminy blindsnake, Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) (Squamata: Typhlopidae) from Malta with genetic and morphological evidence." Natural and Engineering Sciences 5, no. 3 (November 27, 2020): 122–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.28978/nesciences.832967.

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Rodríguez-Cabrera, Tomás M., and Ansel Fong G. "Predation on a Blindsnake Genus Typhlops (Squamata: Typhlopidae) by the Spanish Flag Anole, Anolis allogus (Squamata: Dactyloidae) in Cuba." Reptiles & Amphibians 22, no. 4 (December 1, 2015): 156–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/randa.v22i4.14074.

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TOWNSEND, JOSIAH H., LARRY DAVID WILSON, LORRAINE P. KETZLER, and ILEANA R. LUQUE-MONTES. "The largest blindsnake in Mesoamerica: a new species of Typhlops (Squamata: Typhlopidae) from an isolated karstic mountain in Honduras." Zootaxa 1932, no. 1 (November 14, 2008): 18–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1932.1.2.

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A distinctive new species of Typhlops is described from Parque Nacional Montaña de Santa Bárbara, 1550 m elevation, Departamento de Santa Bárbara, Honduras. The holotype and only known specimen of this new taxon is the largest specimen of the genus thus far reported from Mexico and Central America, and is further differentiated from all other Mesoamerican Typhlops by having 22–22–22 scales around the body and by having a dark brownish gray dorsum with a well-defined pale yellowish gray to immaculate white ventral coloration. This species is a member of the Caribbean Arc Group of Typhlops. An updated key to the Typhlopidae of Mesoamerica is provided.

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Sampaio, Ivan L. R., Claudileide P. Santos, Rafaela C. França, Isabella M. M. C. Pedrosa, Mirco Solé, and Frederico G. R. França. "Ecological diversity of a snake assemblage from the Atlantic Forest at the south coast of Paraíba, northeast Brazil." ZooKeys 787 (October 2, 2018): 107–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.787.26946.

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Despite an increase in studies focusing on snake ecology and composition in the northeastern Atlantic Forest, several poorly studied sites and environments remain. The aim of this study was to assess species richness and natural history attributes of the snakes of an assemblage in the Restinga, Tabuleiro and Forest environments of the Atlantic Forest of the south coast of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. A total of 151 individuals of 27 species, 23 genera, and six families of snakes were found. The most effective sampling methods were time-constrained searches and incidental encounters. Species sampled most frequently were the blindsnake Epictiaborapeliotes, the Boa Constrictor Boaconstrictor, the Brown Vinesnake Oxybelisaeneus, and the Brazilian False Coral Snake Oxyrhopustrigeminus. The snake fauna is characterized mainly by terrestrial species found in open-area environments of Restinga and Tabuleiro, and with most species feeding on amphibians and small mammals. The rarefaction curve did not reach the asymptote and new species should be recorded for south coast of Paraíba in future studies. Despite the richness and composition of snakes of the south coast being similar to other areas in the state, there is a lack of some species typically linked to forests, and this is probably because of the high level of deforestation that the south area of the state has suffered.

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Iturriaga, Manuel, and L. Yusnaviel García-Padrón. "New size record and a second locality for the Pinar Del Rio Giant Blindsnake, Cubatyphlops golyathi (Squamata: Typhlopidae), with comments on its conservation status." Reptiles & Amphibians 28, no. 3 (November 26, 2021): 456–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/randa.v28i3.15730.

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Wallach, Van. "First Appearance of the Brahminy Blindsnake, Virgotyphlops braminus (Daudin 1803) (Squamata: Typhlopidae), in North America, with Reference to the States of Mexico and the USA." Reptiles & Amphibians 27, no. 2 (November 30, 2020): 326–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/randa.v27i2.14491.

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Ellis, Ryan J. "A typhlopid hotspot in the tropics: increased blindsnake diversity in the Kimberley region of Western Australia with the description of a new Anilios species (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)." Records of the Western Australian Museum 34, no. 1 (2019): 31. http://dx.doi.org/10.18195/issn.0312-3162.34(1).2019.031-037.

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Webb, Jonathan K., and Richard Shine. "Dietary Habits of Australian Blindsnakes (Typhlopidae)." Copeia 1993, no. 3 (August 18, 1993): 762. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1447239.

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Webb, Jonathan K., and Richard Shine. "To find an ant: trail-following in Australian blindsnakes (Typhlopidae)." Animal Behaviour 43, no. 6 (June 1992): 941–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0003-3472(06)80007-2.

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Kofron, Christopher P. "The central and south american blindsnakes of the genus Anomalepis." Amphibia-Reptilia 9, no. 1 (1988): 7–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853888x00152.

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AbstractThe Neotropical blindsnakes of the genus Anomalepis are reviewed. Four species are recognized: A. mexicanus in Costa Rica, Panama and Peru; A. colombia in Colombia; A. flavapices in Ecuador; and A. aspinosus in Peru. Numbers of dorsal scales and scale rows around the body are the only characteristics by which the species can be diagnosed. Anomalepis colombia, A. flavapices and A. aspinosus comprise a species group (the aspinosus group) with a combined geographic distribution somewhat similar to that of A. mexicanus, but more restricted. The aspinosus group is characterized by higher numbers of dorsal scales and scale rows: 308-363 dorsals, and a scale-row formula of (26-27-28-30)-(24-26-30)-(24-27). Anomalepis mexicanus is characterized by fewer numbers of dorsal scales and scale rows: 259-299 dorsals, and a scale-row formula of (24-25-26)-(20-22-23-24)-(20-21-22). Anomalepis flavapices and A. aspinosus may be synonymous.

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Tiatragul, Sarin, Ian G. Brennan, Elizabeth S. Broady, and J. Scott Keogh. "Australia’s hidden radiation: Phylogenomics analysis reveals rapid Miocene radiation of blindsnakes." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 185 (August 2023): 107812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107812.

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Webb, Jonathan K., and Richard Shine. "Prey-size selection, gape limitation and predator vulnerability in Australian blindsnakes (Typhlopidae)." Animal Behaviour 45, no. 6 (June 1993): 1117–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/anbe.1993.1136.

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Kley, Nathan J. "Prey Transport Mechanisms in Blindsnakes and the Evolution of Unilateral Feeding Systems in Snakes1." American Zoologist 41, no. 6 (December 2001): 1321–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1668/0003-1569(2001)041[1321:ptmiba]2.0.co;2.

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Kley, Nathan J. "Prey Transport Mechanisms in Blindsnakes and the Evolution of Unilateral Feeding Systems in Snakes." American Zoologist 41, no. 6 (December 2001): 1321–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/41.6.1321.

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PYRON, ROBERT ALEXANDER, and VAN WALLACH. "Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence." Zootaxa 3829, no. 1 (July 8, 2014): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3829.1.1.

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THOMAS, RICHARD, and S. BLAIR HEDGES. "Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba." Zootaxa 1400, no. 1 (January 29, 2007): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.1400.1.1.

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Here we describe 11 new species of blindsnakes of the genus Typhlops from the West Indies. Four of the new species are from southern Hispaniola and were previously confused with T. hectus Thomas. Seven other species are described from Cuba and are related to T. biminiensis Richmond. Diagnostic morphological differences distinguish all of these species, and at least three pairs are known to be sympatric. With these new taxa, 40 species of Typhlops are now recognized from the West Indies, all of which are endemic to the region. Nearly all species are found on single islands or island banks. We classify West Indian Typhlops into nine species groups, most of which exhibit geographic patterns. The West Indian species form two clades: the T. biminiensis Group with its 12 species is centered in the western Caribbean (Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba) and the remaining species, grouped into eight species groups, form a large clade (Major Antillean Radiation) centered in Hispaniola, but with a closely related pair of lineages in the Puerto Rico region (7 sp.) and northern Lesser Antilles (5 sp.).

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Mezzasalma, Marcello, Franco Andreone, Frank Glaw, Agnese Petraccioli, Gaetano Odierna, and Fabio Maria Guarino. "A karyological study of three typhlopid species with some inferences on chromosome evolution in blindsnakes (Scolecophidia)." Zoologischer Anzeiger - A Journal of Comparative Zoology 264 (September 2016): 34–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcz.2016.07.001.

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KRAUS, FRED. "A revision of Gerrhopilus inornatus (Squamata: Gerrhopilidae) reveals a multi-species complex." Zootaxa 5231, no. 1 (January 26, 2023): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5231.1.1.

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Melanesian blindsnakes of the genus Gerrhopilus have been little collected or researched. I examined specimens assigned in museums to Gerrhopilus inornatus and found considerable morphological diversity among them that indicates the presence of multiple species. I redescribe G. inornatus (Boulenger) based on the holotype and one additional specimen, and I describe six new species among specimens currently subsumed under that name from Papua New Guinea: Gerrhopilus flavinotatus sp. nov., Gerrhopilus lorealis sp. nov., Gerrhopilus papuanorum sp. nov., Gerrhopilus polyadenus sp. nov., Gerrhopilus slapcinskyi sp. nov., and Gerrhopilus wallachi sp. nov. Each species is currently known from only 1–3 specimens, and all but two are known only from single localities. In addition to traditional information on scale counts, habitus, and color patterns, I found the numbers and distributions of epidermal glands among the head shields to be especially useful for discriminating among species. The number of recognized Melanesian Gerrhopilus has increased tremendously in recent years, but the region has been poorly sampled for these snakes, and it is to be expected that additional species will be identified at such time as surveys can more effectively target these cryptic snakes.

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DEREZ, CHANTELLE M., KEVIN ARBUCKLE, ZHIQIANG RUAN, BING XIE, YU HUANG, LAUREN DIBBEN, QIONG SHI, FREEK J. VONK, and BRYAN G. FRY. "A new species of bandy-bandy (Vermicella: Serpentes: Elapidae) from the Weipa region, Cape York, Australia." Zootaxa 4446, no. 1 (July 16, 2018): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4446.1.1.

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Bandy-bandies (genus Vermicella) are small (50–100cm) black and white burrowing elapids with a highly specialised diet of blindsnakes (Typhlopidae). There are currently 5 recognized species in the genus, all located in Australia, with Vermicella annulata the most encountered species with the largest distribution. Morphological and mitochondrial analyses of specimens collected from the Weipa area, Cape York, Queensland reveal the existence of a new species, which we describe as Vermicella parscauda sp. nov. Mitochondrial DNA analysis (16S and ND4) and external morphological characteristics indicate that the closest relatives of the new species are not V. annulata, which also occurs on Cape York, but rather species from Western Australia and the Northern Territory (V. intermedia and V. multifasciata) which, like V. parscauda, occupy monsoon habitats. Internasal scales are present in V. parscauda sp. nov., similar to V. annulata, but V. intermedia and V. multifasciata do not have nasal scales. V. parscauda sp. nov. has 55–94 black dorsal bands and mottled or black ventral scales terminating approximately 2/3rds of the body into formed black rings, suggesting that hyper-banding is a characteristic of the tropical monsoon snakes (V. intermedia, V. multifasciata and V. parscauda). The confined locality, potential habitat disruption due to mining activities, and scarcity of specimens indicates an urgent conservation concern for this species.

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