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- Common names: dwarf pipe snakes. Chordates ( Phylum Chordata) are a group of Animals that includes the Vertebrates together with several closely related Invertebrates Reptiles, or members of the class Reptilia are air-breathing Cold-blooded Vertebrates that have skin covered in scales as opposed to hair or feathers Squamata (scaled reptiles is the largest recent order of Reptiles including Lizards and Snakes Members of the order are distinguished by A snake is an elongate Reptile of the suborder Serpentes Like all reptiles snakes are covered in scales. Common names advanced snakes The Alethinophidia are an Infraorder of Snakes that includes all snakes other than blind In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. [2]
The Anomochilidae, or anomochilids, are a monotypic family created for the genus Anomochilus, which currently contains 2 monotypic species. Monotypic is an adjective that refers to a taxonomic group with only one type: In Botany, "monotypic" means that a Taxon has only In Biological classification, family ( Latin In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. [2]
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Description
These two species much resemble those of the family Cylindrophiidae (Asian pipesnakes). Common names Asian pipe snakes The Cylindrophiidae are a Monotypic family Geographic range Found from They lack both a chin groove and teeth on their pterygoid.
Geographic range
Found in West Malaysia and on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Peninsular Malaysia ( Semenanjung Malaysia) also known as Malaya or West Malaysia, is the part of Malaysia which lies on The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470000 km² and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two [1]
Species
| Species[2] | Authority[2] | Common name | Geographic range[1] |
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| A. leonardi | Smith, 1940 | Leonard's pipe snake | West Malaysia in Selangor and Pahang. Common names Leonard's pipe snake Leonard's burrowing snake Anomochilus leonardi is a is a Snake Species Peninsular Malaysia ( Semenanjung Malaysia) also known as Malaya or West Malaysia, is the part of Malaysia which lies on Selangor ( Jawi script: سلاڠور population 72 million is one of the 13 states of Malaysia. Pahang ( Jawi: ڨهڠ is the third largest state on Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River River |
| A. weberiT | (Lidth de Jeude In Weber, 1890) | Weber's pipe snake | Indonesia on the island of Sumatra. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470000 km² and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two |
T) Type species. In Taxonomy, a type species is the species that originally defined a genus. [1]
Taxonomy
The genus, together with Cylindrophis, were both previously assigned to the subfamily Cylindrophinae under the family Uropeltidae, but were removed by Cundall et al (1993) to prevent a paraphyletic relationship. Common names Asian pipe snakes The Cylindrophiidae are a Monotypic family Geographic range Found from Common names pipe snakes shield-tailed snakes The Uropeltidae are a family of primitive burrowing Snakes found in southern [1]
See also
- List of snakes -- Overview of all snake families and genera. This is a list of snakes by family subfamily and genus mostly according to the continuing work of Dr
References
- ^ a b c d e McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b c d Anomochilidae (TSN 563894). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Integrated Taxonomic Information System ( ITIS) is a partnership designed to provide consistent and reliable information on the Taxonomy of biological Species Retrieved on 14 August 2007. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
External links
- Anomochilidae at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 19 August 2007. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
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