Acutotyphlops

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Acutotyphlops

Acutotyphlops is a genus of blind snakes found in the Philippines, eastern Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. Five species are recognized, with the latest being recognized in 2007.[2]

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Acutotyphlops
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Acutotyphlops solomonis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Acutotyphlops
Wallach, 1995[1]
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Geographic range

They are found in the Philippines, eastern Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands.[1]

Species

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Species[2] Taxon author[2] Common name Geographic range[1]
Acutotyphlops banaorum Wallach et al., 2007 Kalinga Province of Luzon, the Philippines.
Acutotyphlops infralabialis (Waite, 1918) The Solomon Islands: Bougainville, New Georgia, Malaita and Guadalcanal.
Acutotyphlops kunuaensisT Wallach, 1995 The island of Bougainville (endemic).
Acutotyphlops solomonis (Parker, 1939) Eastern Papua New Guinea and on the island of Bougainville.
Acutotyphlops subocularis (Waite, 1897) Umboi Island, New Britain, Duke of York Island, New Ireland, the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands (Bougainville, Guadalcanal, Malaita, New Georgia and Nggela).
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T) Type species.[1]

Taxonomy

In 2007, a new species was described that is found in the Philippines—more than 4.000 km from the other species of the genus.[3]

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