Taxonomy of the Cuban blind snakes (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae), with the description of a new large species Author Domínguez, Michel Author Moreno, Luis V. text Zootaxa 2009 2028 59 66 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.186240 2f626f91-281e-48c5-9b52-7052663e307b 1175-5326 186240 Key to the T. biminiensis species group of Cuba 1. Preocular in contact with third supralabial only ............................................................... T. lumbricalis species group - Preocular in contact with second and third supralabials.............................................. 2 ( T. biminiensis species group) 2. 26 anterior scale rows, reducing posteriorly in two or four scale rows ........................................................................ 3 - 22 or 24 anterior scale rows, reducing posteriorly (if occur) to 22 .............................................................................. 4 3. Rostral longer than broad, in dorsal view; <600 middorsal scales .................................................................. T. arator - Rostral broader than long, in dorsal view;> 600 middorsal scales ............................................................... T. golyathi 4. Rostral with a prominent apical umbo, in dorsal view ................................................................................................. 5 - Rostral no umbo, in dorsal view ................................................................................................................................... 6 5. Rostral long, straight sides and flared on apex, in dorsal view ................................................................. T. anchaurus - Rostral short, sides curving mesiad to apex and not flared on apex, in dorsal view ............................... T. contorhinus 6. Rostral broadly rounded, almost circular, in dorsal view ............................................................................... T. satelles - Rostral not broadly rounded, with parallel sides, in dorsal view.................................................................................. 7 7. Scale rows reduction at <15 % TL; pigmentation absent ........................................................................... T. anousius - Scale rows reduction (if occur) at ≥ 15 % TL; pigmentation present with dorsum darker than venter ....................... 8 8. Scale rows reduction (if occur) at 50 % TL; two parietals wider than long, extending towards the head midline ....... .................................................................................................................................................................. T. perimychus - Scale rows reduction at 15–40 % TL; two parietals wider than long weakly, not extending towards the head midline ................................................................................................................................................................. T. notorachius