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Genus
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<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FEA833BFFD82FBDA" box="[305,535,1016,1039]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Leptotyphlops pyrites</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FF0E347DFE8EFB81" bold="true" box="[151,283,1082,1108]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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Species of
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) and 100% BP and 100% PP for the nine-gene tree (
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).
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Four species (
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;
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).
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<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FF5C35FAFEE4FA02" bold="true" box="[197,369,1469,1495]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Distribution.</emphasis>
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is distributed on the Greater Antillean island of Hispaniola, including the countries of
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Republic and
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<collectingCountry id="FE9A7665FF89FFA5FD1835A3FD2EFA2B" box="[641,699,1508,1534]" name="Haiti" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Haiti</collectingCountry>
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(
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).
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<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FF5C364DFED9F9F1" bold="true" box="[197,332,1546,1572]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Etymology</emphasis>
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. The generic name is masculine and derived from the Greek nouns
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(thread) and
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(snake).
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<subSubSection id="CE97657EFF89FFA5FF5C3610FC67F821" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="863236F5FF89FFA5FF5C3610FC67F821" blockId="21.[151,1436,1082,2036]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">
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<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FF5C3610FEABF9A4" bold="true" box="[197,318,1623,1649]" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Remarks.</emphasis>
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Three described species of
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<taxonomicName id="418D4D76FF89FFA5FD1A361FFD7EF9A4" box="[643,747,1624,1649]" class="Reptilia" family="Leptotyphlopidae" genus="Mitophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FD1A361FFD7EF9A4" box="[643,747,1624,1649]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Mitophis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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were included in the molecular phylogenetic analyses plus one undescribed species from
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<collectingCountry id="FE9A7665FF89FFA5FD913639FD2FF94D" box="[520,698,1662,1688]" name="Dominican Republic" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">the Dominican</collectingCountry>
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Republic. None of the species is sympatric. Four of the five species in the genus are each only known from essentially a single locality and the fifth (
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<taxonomicName id="418D4D76FF89FFA5FB3036E2FAB5F96B" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1965" box="[1193,1312,1701,1726]" class="Reptilia" family="Leptotyphlopidae" genus="Leptotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pyrites">
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<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FB3036E2FAB5F96B" box="[1193,1312,1701,1726]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. pyrites</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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||
) is known from several localities in a small area. Even at known localities, it is often difficult to locate individuals. The reason for their unusually sparse distribution and apparent rarity is unknown. Suitable microhabitats have been searched elsewhere on the island, without success, and therefore it is not for lack of search effort. Also, the habitats occupied by these species vary widely, from some of the most xeric habitats known on the island (e.g., localities of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="418D4D76FF89FFA5FEE93720FD9CF855" authorityName="WI" baseAuthorityName="Thomas, McDiarmid & Thompson" baseAuthorityYear="1985" box="[368,521,1895,1920]" class="Reptilia" family="Leptotyphlopidae" genus="Mitophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="asbolepis">
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||
<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FEE93720FD9CF855" box="[368,521,1895,1920]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. asbolepis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="418D4D76FF89FFA5FDDD3720FD28F855" authorityName="Thomas" authorityYear="1965" box="[580,701,1895,1920]" class="Reptilia" family="Leptotyphlopidae" genus="Leptotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="pyrites">
|
||
<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FDDD3720FD28F855" box="[580,701,1895,1920]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. pyrites</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
) to one of the more mesic areas (locality of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="418D4D76FF89FFA5FB4D3720FAC2F855" authorityName="Thomas, Mcdiarmid & Thompson" authorityYear="1985" box="[1236,1367,1895,1920]" class="Reptilia" family="Leptotyphlopidae" genus="Leptotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="calypso">
|
||
<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FB4D3720FAC2F855" box="[1236,1367,1895,1920]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. calypso</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
), and from below sea level (undescribed species) to
|
||
<quantity id="41759B10FF89FFA5FD2137CAFCABF872" box="[696,830,1933,1959]" metricMagnitude="2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.6" metricValueMax="3.7" metricValueMin="3.5" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" unit="m" value="360.0" valueMax="370.0" valueMin="350.0">350–370 m</quantity>
|
||
in elevation (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="418D4D76FF89FFA5FC7837CAFBE3F873" authorityName="WI" baseAuthorityName="Thomas, McDiarmid & Thompson" baseAuthorityYear="1985" box="[993,1142,1933,1958]" class="Reptilia" family="Leptotyphlopidae" genus="Mitophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="asbolepis">
|
||
<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FC7837CAFBE3F873" box="[993,1142,1933,1958]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. asbolepis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="418D4D76FF89FFA5FB2837CAFAFBF873" authorityName="WI" baseAuthorityName="Thomas, McDiarmid & Thompson" baseAuthorityYear="1985" box="[1201,1390,1933,1958]" class="Reptilia" family="Leptotyphlopidae" genus="Mitophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="leptepileptus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FB2837CAFAFBF873" box="[1201,1390,1933,1958]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. leptepileptus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
). A single specimen of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="418D4D76FF89FFA5FEE437F3FDAEF818" authorityName="WI" baseAuthorityName="Thomas, McDiarmid & Thompson" baseAuthorityYear="1985" box="[381,571,1972,1997]" class="Reptilia" family="Leptotyphlopidae" genus="Mitophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="leptepileptus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FEE437F3FDAEF818" box="[381,571,1972,1997]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">M. leptepileptus</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, which is the only species of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="418D4D76FF89FFA5FC0437F3FB93F818" box="[925,1030,1972,1997]" class="Reptilia" family="Leptotyphlopidae" genus="Mitophis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FC0437F3FB93F818" box="[925,1030,1972,1997]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">Mitophis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
known to have three supralabials, was reported to have four supralabials on each side (
|
||
<bibRefCitation id="E21C4B04FF89FFA5FD65379DFC70F821" author="Thomas" box="[764,997,2010,2036]" etAl="et al." firstAuthor="Thomas" pageId="21" pageNumber="22" pagination="204 - 220" refId="ref27949" refString="Thomas, R., McDiarmid, R. W. & Thompson, F. G. (1985) Three new species of thread snakes (Serpentes, Leptotyphlopidae) from Hispaniola. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 98, 204 - 220." type="journal article" year="1985">
|
||
Thomas
|
||
<emphasis id="B4F9EAE7FF89FFA5FCFD379CFC0AF821" box="[868,927,2011,2036]" italics="true" pageId="21" pageNumber="22">et al.</emphasis>
|
||
1985
|
||
</bibRefCitation>
|
||
).
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
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||
</treatment>
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