Collared blind snake

Collared blind snake
Habrophallos collaris
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Leptotyphlopidae
Genus:	Habrophallos Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos, 2020
Species:	H. collaris
Binomial name
Habrophallos collaris (Hoogmoed, 1977)
Synonyms [2]
Leptotyphlops collaris Hoogmoed, 1977 Epictia collaris (Hoogmoed, 1977)

The collared blind snake (Habrophallos collaris) is a species of snake in the subfamily Epictinae of the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to northeastern South America. ^[2]

Taxonomy

Habrophallos collaris was previously placed in the genus Leptotyphlops and then in the genus Epictia , until in 2019 a phylogenetic analysis found it couldn't be placed in either genus, and a new genus was created for it. It is monotypic in the genus Habrophallos. ^[3]

Geographic distribution

Habrophallos collaris is found in French Guiana and Suriname. ^[1]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Habrophallos collaris is forest, at elevations from sea level to 450 m (1,480 ft). ^[1]

Reproduction

Habrophallos collaris is oviparous. ^[2]

References

1. Ouboter, P.; Hoogmoed, M. (2017). "Habrophallos collaris ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017 e.T178360A66749911. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T178360A66749911.en . Retrieved 24 July 2018.
2. Habrophallos collaris at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
3. Martins, Angele; Koch, Claudia; Pinto, Roberta; Folly, Manuella; Fouquet, Antoine; Passos, Paulo (November 2019). "From the inside out: Discovery of a new genus of threadsnakes based on anatomical and molecular data, with discussion of the leptotyphlopid hemipenial morphology" . Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 57 (4): 840–863. doi:10.1111/jzs.12316. ISSN   0947-5745. (Habrophallos, new genus; Habrophallos collaris, new combination).

Further reading

• Adalsteinsson, S.A.; Branch, W.R.; Trape, S.; Hedges, S.B. (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa. 2244: 1–50. (Epictia collaris, new combination).
• Hoogmoed, M.S. (1977). "Notes on the herpetofauna of Surinam: V. On a new species of Leptotyphlops from Surinam, with notes on other Surinam species of the genus (Leptotyphlopidae, Serpentes)". Zoologische Mededelingen. 51 (7): 99–123. (Leptotyphlops collaris, new species).
• Starace, F. (2013). Serpents et amphisbènes de Guyane française. Matoury, French Guiana: Ibis Rouge Éditions. ISBN   978-2-84450-407-4. 450 pp. (in French).