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==Habitat== |
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The preferred natural [[habitat]] of ''C. deharvengi'' is [[forest]], at altitudes from sea level to {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=iucn/> |
The preferred natural [[habitat]] of ''C. deharvengi'' is [[forest]], at altitudes from sea level to {{convert|500|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=iucn/> |
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==Description== |
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The genus ''Cyclotyphlops'' differs from all other [[Genus|genera]] in the [[subfamily]] Asiatyphlopinae by the arrangement of the head scales. There is a large central circular head shield, from which smaller scales radiate. ''C. deharvengi'' is dark brown [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsally]], and brown ventrally. Maximum recorded total length (including tail) is {{convert|14.6|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref name=RDB/> |
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==Reproduction== |
==Reproduction== |
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''C. deharvengi'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref>"''Cyclotyphlops deharvengi'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
''C. deharvengi'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB>"''Cyclotyphlops deharvengi'' ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:Typhlopidae]] |
[[Category:Typhlopidae]] |
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[[Category:Monotypic |
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[[Category:Endemic fauna of Indonesia]] |
[[Category:Endemic fauna of Indonesia]] |
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[[Category:Reptiles of Sulawesi]] |
[[Category:Reptiles of Sulawesi]] |
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[[Category:Reptiles described in 1994]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:33, 8 April 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Subfamily: | Asiatyphlopinae |
| Genus: | Cyclotyphlops Bosch & Ineich, 1994 |
| Species: | C. deharvengi
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| Cyclotyphlops deharvengi Bosch & Ineich, 1994[2]
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Cyclotyphlops deharvengi, or Deharveng’s blind snake, is a species of blind snake placed in the monotypic genus Cyclotyphlops. It is found in southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Etymology[edit]
The specific name, deharvengi, is in honor of Louis Deharveng, who is an entomologist at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, Paris.[4]
Geographic range[edit]
C. deharvengi is known only from the type locality, which is "Malawa, between Maros and Bone-Watampon, Selatan Province, southeastern Sulawesi, Indonesia, at an elevation of about 500 m" (1,640 ft).[2]
Habitat[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of C. deharvengi is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 500 m (1,600 ft).[1]
Description[edit]
The genus Cyclotyphlops differs from all other genera in the subfamily Asiatyphlopinae by the arrangement of the head scales. There is a large central circular head shield, from which smaller scales radiate. C. deharvengi is dark brown dorsally, and brown ventrally. Maximum recorded total length (including tail) is 14.6 cm (5.7 in).[5]
Reproduction[edit]
C. deharvengi is oviparous.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gillespie G (2021). "Cyclotyphlops deharvengi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T104842540A104854035.en. Accessed on 02 July 2022.
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Cyclotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Cyclotyphlops harvengi, p. 68).
- ^ a b "Cyclotyphlops deharvengi ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
Further reading[edit]
- Bosch HAJ in den, Ineich I (1994). "The Typhlopidae of Sulawesi (Indonesia): A Review with Description of a new Genus and a New Species (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Journal of Herpetology 28 (2): 206-217. (Cyclotyphlops, new genus; Cyclotyphlops deharvengi, new species).
External links[edit]
- Cyclotyphlops deharvengi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 August 2007.
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