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CNAH ANNOUNCEMENT
The Center for North American Herpetology
Lawrence, Kansas
http://www.cnah.org
20 October 2009
Slender Blind Snake Systematics
MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY, CLASSIFICATION, AND BIOGEOGRAPHY OF SNAKES OF THE FAMILY LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE (REPTILIA, SQUAMATA)
Solny A. Adalsteinsson, William R. Branch, Sébastien Trape, L. J. Vitt & S. Blair Hedges
2009. Zootaxa. 2244: pp. 1-50
CNAH Note: In this paper, the authors re-arranged worldwide the generic taxonomy of the Slender Blind Snakes of the Family Leptotyphlopidae Stejneger, 1891. The resulting taxonomy for these reptiles in North America (north of Mexico) becomes:
Rena Baird & Girard, 1853 – Blind Snakes
Rena dissecta (Cope, 1896) – New Mexico Blind Snake
Rena dulcis Baird & Girard, 1853 – Texas Blind Snake
Rena humilis Baird & Girard, 1853 – Western Blind Snake
This generic change has been adopted on the CNAH web site. Please note this change in the printed version of your CNAH common names list.
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