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<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBAFFC2FF3FF99FFE0C2766" box="[151,408,1626,1652]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perimychus" status="sp. nov.">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBAFFC2FF3FF99FFE0C2766" bold="true" box="[151,408,1626,1652]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Typhlops perimychus</emphasis>
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(
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E, 9A)
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<paragraph id="8859585FFFBAFFC2FF3FF960FB2127F5" blockId="14.[151,1437,1701,2007]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBAFFC2FF3FF960FE9827AC" box="[151,268,1701,1726]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
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:
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</emphasis>
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBAFFC2FEBCF960FEFD27AD" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" box="[276,361,1701,1727]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" name="Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">USNM</collectionCode>
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564800 (field tag number 161982), from Blue Beach,
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<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFBAFFC2FC5CF960FBA527AD" box="[1012,1073,1701,1727]" name="United States of America" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">U. S.</collectingCountry>
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Naval Base Guantanamo Bay,
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<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFBAFFC2FF3FF908FF4C27F5" box="[151,216,1741,1767]" name="Cuba" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Cuba</collectingCountry>
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, five meters elevation, collected on
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBAFFC2FDD5F908FCA427F5" box="[637,816,1741,1767]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1987-03-22">22 March 1987</date>
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by S. B. Hedges and C. A. Hass.
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</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="8859585FFFBAFFC3FF6EF930FB092010" blockId="14.[151,1437,1701,2007]" lastBlockId="15.[151,1437,152,618]" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="16" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBAFFC2FF6EF930FED3261C" box="[198,327,1781,1806]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
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<typeStatus id="575DE6FDFFBAFFC2FF6EF930FED4261C" box="[198,320,1781,1806]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" type="paratype">Paratypes</typeStatus>
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:
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</emphasis>
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All from the
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<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFBAFFC2FE43F930FDBC261D" box="[491,552,1781,1807]" name="United States of America" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">U. S.</collectingCountry>
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Naval Base Guantanamo Bay,
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<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFBAFFC2FC34F930FC4A261D" box="[924,990,1781,1807]" name="Cuba" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Cuba</collectingCountry>
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: KU 268435, windward (east) side of Bay, Kittery Beach,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBAFFC2FE23F8D8FDB62625" box="[395,546,1821,1847]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1968-11-08">8 Nov. 1968</date>
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, P. J. Tolson; KU 268655–656, windward side of Bay,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBAFFC2FB11F8D8FAC12625" box="[1209,1365,1821,1847]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1969-04-05">5 April 1969</date>
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, J. A. Rodgers, A. Schwartz;
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBAFFC2FE04F880FD95264D" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" box="[428,513,1861,1887]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" name="Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">USNM</collectionCode>
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192797, nursery, east side of Bay,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBAFFC2FC0DF880FBAC264D" box="[933,1080,1861,1887]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1969-05-09">9 May 1969</date>
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, P. J. Tolson;
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBAFFC2FB77F880FAA0264D" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" box="[1247,1332,1861,1887]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" name="Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">USNM</collectionCode>
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192802, nursery, east side of Bay,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBAFFC2FE17F8A8FDC92695" box="[447,605,1901,1927]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1969-05-21">21 May 1969</date>
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, P. J. Tolson;
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBAFFC2FD53F8A8FCC42695" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" box="[763,848,1901,1927]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" name="Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">USNM</collectionCode>
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192811, nursery, east side of Bay,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBAFFC2FB4CF8A8FAE82695" box="[1252,1404,1901,1927]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1969-07-10">10 July 1969</date>
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, P. J. Tolson; KU 268657, windward nursery, 1969, P. J. Tolson; KU 269658, windward nursery,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBAFFC2FB71F850FAE826BD" box="[1241,1404,1941,1967]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1969-09-11">11 Sept. 1969</date>
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, P. J. Tolson; KU 269659, windward nursery,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBAFFC2FD25F878FCB326C5" box="[653,807,1981,2007]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1969-04-06">6 April 1969</date>
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, P. J. Tolson; KU 269660, windward nursery,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBAFFC3FAE7F878FF4021A0" lastPageId="15" lastPageNumber="16" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" value="1969-05-02">2 May 1969</date>
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, P. J. Tolson; KU 269661, windward nursery,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBBFFC3FCA3FF5DFC3621A0" box="[779,930,152,178]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="1969-05-05">5 May 1969</date>
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, A. Schwartz;
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBBFFC3FBF1FF5DFB0D21A0" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791" box="[1113,1177,152,178]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791" name="Museum of Comparative Zoology" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">MCZ</collectionCode>
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68726;
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBBFFC3FAA8FF5DFAD421A0" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791" box="[1280,1344,152,178]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791" name="Museum of Comparative Zoology" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">MCZ</collectionCode>
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68944;
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBBFFC3FF3FFF05FF4321C8" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791" box="[151,215,192,218]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:33791" name="Museum of Comparative Zoology" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">MCZ</collectionCode>
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69443;
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBBFFC3FE92FF05FE1B21C8" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" box="[314,399,192,218]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" name="Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">USNM</collectionCode>
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315999, near grounds of FilAm Club, just N Glass Beach;
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<collectionCode id="EEF7C09AFFBBFFC3FBCAFF05FB2321C8" LSID="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" box="[1122,1207,192,218]" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34871" name="Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">USNM</collectionCode>
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316000, John Paul Jones Hill on Perimeter Road,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBBFFC3FE56FF2DFD282010" box="[510,700,232,258]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="1988-08-16">16 August 1988</date>
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, R. I. Crombie, L. K. Gordon, G. Zustak.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C0FC0BD4FFBBFFC3FF6EFED5FE1D2040" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="description">
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<paragraph id="8859585FFFBBFFC3FF6EFED5FE1D2040" blockId="15.[151,1437,152,618]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FF6EFED5FE57203B" box="[198,451,272,297]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Associated specimen:</emphasis>
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USNM 317824, Kittery Beach Road, just past Graffiti Hill, R. I Crombie and G. K. Pregill,
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<date id="FC587E9FFFBBFFC3FF5BFEFDFE112040" box="[243,389,312,338]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" value="1987-06-09">9 June 1987</date>
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.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C0FC0BD4FFBBFFC3FF6EFEA5FF7127E5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="diagnosis">
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<paragraph id="8859585FFFBBFFC3FF6EFEA5FF602378" blockId="15.[151,1437,152,618]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FF6EFEA5FED3206B" box="[198,327,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Diagnosis:</emphasis>
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A moderately large species of the
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FD76FEA5FC41206B" box="[734,981,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Typhlops biminiensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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Group differing from
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<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FB74FEA5FAE9206B" box="[1244,1405,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biminiensis">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FB74FEA5FAE9206B" box="[1244,1405,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. biminiensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in having a rostral with an acuminate posterior edge, not broadly rounded. Also, the rostral has parallel sides and is not indented at the apex of the snout (
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<figureCitation id="10DD44DAFFBBFFC3FDD9FE75FD2C20D8" box="[625,696,432,458]" captionStart="FIGURE 8" captionStartId="13.[151,255,1722,1746]" captionTargetBox="[273,1319,349,1708]" captionTargetId="figure@13.[273,1320,349,1709]" captionTargetPageId="13" captionText="FIGURE 8. Head scalation in the Typhlops biminiensis Group, including seven new species from Cuba. (A) T. biminiensis (ASFS V 11655), from Elbow Cay, Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas. (B) T. paradoxus (ASFS V 12067), from Great Inagua, Bahamas. (C) T. epactius (ASFS V 11673), from Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands. (D) T. caymanensis (ASFS V 17112), from Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. (E) T. perimychus (USNM 564800), holotype, from Guantanamo Bay Naval Station, Cuba. (F) T. arator (MNHNCu 191), holotype, from El Narigon, La Habana, Province, Cuba). (G) T. anousius (MNHNCu 4550), holotype, from 3.5 km E Tortuguilla, Guantánamo Province, Cuba. (H) T. notorachius (MNHNCu 4551), holotype, from 9.4 km W Imias, Guantánamo Province, Cuba. (I) T. contorhinus (MNHNCu 4552), holotype, from 4.9 km S La Tinta, Guantánamo Province, Cuba. (J) T. anchaurus (MNHNCu 4553), holotype, from within 1 km of Cueva de Agua (2.5 km airline NW Maisí), Guantánamo Province, Cuba. (K) T. satelles (SMF 61303), holotype, from Rancho Luna, about 12 km airline S Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175421/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
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).
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<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FD78FE75FC5C20DB" box="[720,968,432,457]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perimychus">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FD78FE75FC5C20DB" box="[720,968,432,457]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Typhlops perimychus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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additionally differs from
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FB51FE75FA0F20DB" box="[1273,1435,432,457]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. biminiensis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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in having a more protuberant snout (NE) and a larger preocular apical diameter (PD), as noted above (
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<figureCitation id="10DD44DAFFBBFFC3FAC9FE1DFF202308" captionStart="FIGURE 10" captionStartId="17.[151,255,1319,1343]" captionTargetBox="[293,1229,214,1276]" captionTargetId="figure@17.[279,1308,194,1295]" captionTargetPageId="17" captionText="FIGURE 10. Variation in measurements of Typhlops biminiensis and Cuban species of the Typhlops biminiensis Group. For all graphs (A – F), the following species are indicated by symbols: T. anchaurus (open diamond), T. anousius (closed square), T. arator (closed diamond), T. biminiensis (open circle), T. contorhinus (open triangle), T. notorachius (closed triangle), T. paradoxus (open square), T. perimychus (closed circle), T. satelles (“ X ”). Trendlines are indicated on some graphs for T. biminiensis and T. perimychus. See text for definition of abbreviations." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175423/files/figure.png" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Figs. 10</figureCitation>
|
||
A–10C). Diagnostic characters distinguishing this species from the other Cuban species will be discussed below as those species are described. Diagnostic characters distinguishing all Cuban species are presented in
|
||
<tableCitation id="C5646DE4FFBBFFC3FF3FFD95FF652378" box="[151,241,592,618]" captionStart="TABLE 2. A" captionStartId="15.[151,239,671,695]" captionTargetBox="[153,1432,898,1689]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="TABLE 2. A summary of variation in selected characters of Typhlops biminiensis and associated species of Cuban blindsnakes." httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DC9908D7FFBBFFC3FF3FFD5AFF7123CC" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" tableUuid="DC9908D7FFBBFFC3FF3FFD5AFF7123CC">Table 2</tableCitation>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<caption id="DC9908D7FFBBFFC3FF3FFD5AFF7123CC" ID-Table-UUID="DC9908D7FFBBFFC3FF3FFD5AFF7123CC" httpUri="http://table.plazi.org/id/DC9908D7FFBBFFC3FF3FFD5AFF7123CC" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" targetBox="[153,1432,898,1689]" targetIsTable="true" targetPageId="15">
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFBBFFC3FF3FFD5AFF7123CC" blockId="15.[151,1436,671,734]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FF3FFD5AFE9D23A5" bold="true" box="[151,265,671,695]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">TABLE 2.</emphasis>
|
||
A summary of variation in selected characters of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FCB2FD65FC6E23A5" box="[794,1018,672,695]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biminiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FCB2FD65FC6E23A5" box="[794,1018,672,695]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Typhlops biminiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and associated species of Cuban blindsnakes.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFBBFFC3FC3BFCC7FC7F221F" blockId="15.[153,1398,768,879]" box="[915,1003,768,793]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Species1</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFBBFFC3FF31FCE8FF7127E5" blockId="15.[153,1398,768,879]" lastBlockId="15.[151,1435,1733,1783]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
Character A B C D E F G H Rostral acuminate posteriorly No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 1—A,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FF70F900FE3427C8" box="[216,416,1733,1754]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biminiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FF70F900FE3427C8" box="[216,416,1733,1754]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Typhlops biminiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; B,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FE61F900FDDA27C8" box="[457,590,1733,1754]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perimychus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FE61F900FDDA27C8" box="[457,590,1733,1754]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. perimychus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; C,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FDDEF900FD5F27C8" box="[630,715,1733,1754]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arator">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FDDEF900FD5F27C8" box="[630,715,1733,1754]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. arator</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; D,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FD5CF900FCF527C8" box="[756,865,1733,1754]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anousius">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FD5CF900FCF527C8" box="[756,865,1733,1754]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. anousius</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; E,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FC2FF900FB9B27C8" box="[903,1039,1733,1754]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notorachius">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FC2FF900FB9B27C8" box="[903,1039,1733,1754]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. notorachius</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; F,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FB9DF900FB2A27C8" box="[1077,1214,1733,1754]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="contorhinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FB9DF900FB2A27C8" box="[1077,1214,1733,1754]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. contorhinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; G,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FB4CF900FAF527C8" box="[1252,1377,1733,1754]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anchaurus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FB4CF900FB6427C8" box="[1252,1264,1733,1754]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T</emphasis>
|
||
.
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FB54F900FAF527C8" box="[1276,1377,1733,1754]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">anchaurus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
; H,
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFBBFFC3FA22F900FF4B27E5" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="satelles">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FA22F900FF4B27E5" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">T. satelles</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFBBFFC3FF31FC47FAFC278B" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<table id="FAE6AAFFFFBB0033FF31FC47FA0C278B" box="[153,1432,898,1689]" gridcols="5" gridrows="19" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FC47FA0C228B" box="[153,1432,898,921]" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FC47FE00228B" box="[153,404,898,921]" gridcol="0" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Rostral umbo</th>
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FC47FBA5228B" box="[488,1073,898,921]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">No No Yes No No</th>
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FC47FB1F228B" box="[1115,1163,898,921]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Yes</th>
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFC47FA96228B" box="[1235,1282,898,921]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Yes</th>
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FC47FA0C228B" box="[1324,1432,898,921]" gridcol="4" gridrow="0" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">No</th>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FC68FA0C22D6" box="[153,1432,941,964]" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FC68FE0022D6" box="[153,404,941,964]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Rostral flared on apex</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FC68FBA522D6" box="[488,1073,941,964]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">No No Yes No No</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FC68FB1F22D6" box="[1115,1163,941,964]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">No</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFC68FA9622D6" box="[1235,1282,941,964]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Yes</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FC68FA0C22D6" box="[1324,1432,941,964]" gridcol="4" gridrow="1" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">No</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FC1DFA0C22FD" box="[153,1432,984,1007]" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FC1DFE0022FD" box="[153,404,984,1007]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Pigmentation present</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FC1DFBA522FD" box="[488,1073,984,1007]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Yes Yes Yes No Yes</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FC1DFB1F22FD" box="[1115,1163,984,1007]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Yes</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFC1DFA9622FD" box="[1235,1282,984,1007]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Yes</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FC1DFA0C22FD" box="[1324,1432,984,1007]" gridcol="4" gridrow="2" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Yes</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FBC7FA0C250B" box="[153,1432,1026,1049]" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FBC7FE00250B" box="[153,404,1026,1049]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Middorsal scales</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FBC7FBA5250B" box="[488,1073,1026,1049]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">454–537 453–496 578–579 465–513 475–529</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FBC7FB1F250B" box="[1115,1163,1026,1049]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">502</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFBC7FA96250B" box="[1235,1282,1026,1049]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">514</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FBC7FA0C250B" box="[1324,1432,1026,1049]" gridcol="4" gridrow="3" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">514–527</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FBE8FA0C2556" box="[153,1432,1069,1092]" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FBE8FE002556" box="[153,404,1069,1092]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Scale rows anterior</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FBE8FBA52556" box="[488,1073,1069,1092]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">22,24 22,24 26 24 24</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FBE8FB1F2556" box="[1115,1163,1069,1092]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">24</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFBE8FA962556" box="[1235,1282,1069,1092]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">24</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FBE8FA0C2556" box="[1324,1432,1069,1092]" gridcol="4" gridrow="4" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">22,24</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FB9DFA0C257D" box="[153,1432,1112,1135]" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FB9DFE00257D" box="[153,404,1112,1135]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Scale rows posterior</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FB9DFBA5257D" box="[488,1073,1112,1135]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">22,24 22 24 22 22</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FB9DFB1F257D" box="[1115,1163,1112,1135]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">22</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFB9DFA96257D" box="[1235,1282,1112,1135]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">22</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FB9DFA0C257D" box="[1324,1432,1112,1135]" gridcol="4" gridrow="5" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">22</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FB47FA0C258B" box="[153,1432,1154,1177]" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FB47FE00258B" box="[153,404,1154,1177]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Scale reduction (% TL)</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FB47FBA5258B" box="[488,1073,1154,1177]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">50 50 34–41 2 15–40</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FB47FB1F258B" box="[1115,1163,1154,1177]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">31</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFB47FA96258B" box="[1235,1282,1154,1177]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">31</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FB47FA0C258B" box="[1324,1432,1154,1177]" gridcol="4" gridrow="6" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">11</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FB68FA0C25D6" box="[153,1432,1197,1220]" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FB68FE0025D6" box="[153,404,1197,1220]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">ANTNAS/RW1</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FB68FBA525D6" box="[488,1073,1197,1220]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.30–0.37 0.34–0.39 0.35 0.40–0.64 0.42–0.53</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FB68FB1F25D6" box="[1115,1163,1197,1220]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.49</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFB68FA9625D6" box="[1235,1282,1197,1220]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.36</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FB68FA0C25D6" box="[1324,1432,1197,1220]" gridcol="4" gridrow="7" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.32–0.33</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FB1DFA0C25FD" box="[153,1432,1240,1263]" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FB1DFE0025FD" box="[153,404,1240,1263]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">SVL (mm)</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FB1DFBA525FD" box="[488,1073,1240,1263]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">221–373 128–273 235450 107–193 277–297</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FB1DFB1F25FD" box="[1115,1163,1240,1263]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">310</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFB1DFA9625FD" box="[1235,1282,1240,1263]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">235</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FB1DFA0C25FD" box="[1324,1432,1240,1263]" gridcol="4" gridrow="8" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">302–343</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FAC7FA0C240B" box="[153,1432,1282,1305]" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FAC7FE00240B" box="[153,404,1282,1305]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">TL (mm)</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FAC7FBA5240B" box="[488,1073,1282,1305]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">225–380 130–280 240–460 109–197 282–301</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FAC7FB1F240B" box="[1115,1163,1282,1305]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">316</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFAC7FA96240B" box="[1235,1282,1282,1305]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">240</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FAC7FA0C240B" box="[1324,1432,1282,1305]" gridcol="4" gridrow="9" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">307–350</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FAE8FA0C2456" box="[153,1432,1325,1348]" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FAE8FE002456" box="[153,404,1325,1348]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">TA (mm)</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FAE8FBA52456" box="[488,1073,1325,1348]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">2–6 2–6 5–10 2–4 4–5</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FAE8FB1F2456" box="[1115,1163,1325,1348]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">6</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFAE8FA962456" box="[1235,1282,1325,1348]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">5</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FAE8FA0C2456" box="[1324,1432,1325,1348]" gridcol="4" gridrow="10" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">5–7</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FA9DFA0C247D" box="[153,1432,1368,1391]" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FA9DFE00247D" box="[153,404,1368,1391]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">TL/TA</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FA9DFBA5247D" box="[488,1073,1368,1391]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">42–60 46–85 46–48 55–56 48–75</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FA9DFB1F247D" box="[1115,1163,1368,1391]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">53</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFA9DFA96247D" box="[1235,1282,1368,1391]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">48</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FA9DFA0C247D" box="[1324,1432,1368,1391]" gridcol="4" gridrow="11" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">55–61</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FA47FA0C248B" box="[153,1432,1410,1433]" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FA47FE00248B" box="[153,404,1410,1433]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">TL/MBD</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FA47FBA5248B" box="[488,1073,1410,1433]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">39–51 41–59 51–55 45–55 45–57</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FA47FB1F248B" box="[1115,1163,1410,1433]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">63</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFA47FA96248B" box="[1235,1282,1410,1433]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">63</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FA47FA0C248B" box="[1324,1432,1410,1433]" gridcol="4" gridrow="12" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">62–75</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FA68FA0C24D6" box="[153,1432,1453,1476]" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FA68FE0024D6" box="[153,404,1453,1476]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">PD</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FA68FBA524D6" box="[488,1073,1453,1476]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">2–20 13–29 21 13–20 21–30</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FA68FB1F24D6" box="[1115,1163,1453,1476]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">40</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFA68FA9624D6" box="[1235,1282,1453,1476]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">18</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FA68FA0C24D6" box="[1324,1432,1453,1476]" gridcol="4" gridrow="13" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">24–30</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31FA1DFA0C24FD" box="[153,1432,1496,1519]" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31FA1DFE0024FD" box="[153,404,1496,1519]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">RI/RL1</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40FA1DFBA524FD" box="[488,1073,1496,1519]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.19–0.33 0.19–0.49 0.25 0.40–0.41 0.37–0.43</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3FA1DFB1F24FD" box="[1115,1163,1496,1519]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.68</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BFA1DFA9624FD" box="[1235,1282,1496,1519]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.35</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84FA1DFA0C24FD" box="[1324,1432,1496,1519]" gridcol="4" gridrow="14" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.23–0.27</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31F9C7FA0C270B" box="[153,1432,1538,1561]" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31F9C7FE00270B" box="[153,404,1538,1561]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">RW1/RL1</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40F9C7FBA5270B" box="[488,1073,1538,1561]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.81–1.08 0.79–1.05 0.97 0.74–0.77 0.78–0.87</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3F9C7FB1F270B" box="[1115,1163,1538,1561]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">1.03</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BF9C7FA96270B" box="[1235,1282,1538,1561]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.87</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84F9C7FA0C270B" box="[1324,1432,1538,1561]" gridcol="4" gridrow="15" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.99</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31F9E8FA0C2756" box="[153,1432,1581,1604]" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31F9E8FE002756" box="[153,404,1581,1604]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">RW2/RW1</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40F9E8FBA52756" box="[488,1073,1581,1604]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.75–0.94 0.76–1.05 1.04 0.83–0.94 0.91–0.99</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3F9E8FB1F2756" box="[1115,1163,1581,1604]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.96</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BF9E8FA962756" box="[1235,1282,1581,1604]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.92</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84F9E8FA0C2756" box="[1324,1432,1581,1604]" gridcol="4" gridrow="16" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">0.79–0.83</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31F99DFA0C277D" box="[153,1432,1624,1647]" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31F99DFE00277D" box="[153,404,1624,1647]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">((RW1+RL3)/TL)*100</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40F99DFBA5277D" box="[488,1073,1624,1647]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">1.88–2.50 1.80–2.96 2.46 2.11–2.75 1.60–1.80</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3F99DFB1F277D" box="[1115,1163,1624,1647]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">1.67</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BF99DFA96277D" box="[1235,1282,1624,1647]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">2.10</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84F99DFA0C277D" box="[1324,1432,1624,1647]" gridcol="4" gridrow="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">1.58–1.91</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
<tr id="36D65A1DFFBB0033FF31F947FA0C278B" box="[153,1432,1666,1689]" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<th id="75073361FFBB0033FF31F947FE00278B" box="[153,404,1666,1689]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Sample size</th>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FE40F947FBA5278B" box="[488,1073,1666,1689]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">17 20 3 2 4</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FBF3F947FB1F278B" box="[1115,1163,1666,1689]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">1</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FB7BF947FA96278B" box="[1235,1282,1666,1689]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">1</td>
|
||
<td id="75073361FFBB0033FA84F947FA0C278B" box="[1324,1432,1666,1689]" gridcol="4" gridrow="18" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">2</td>
|
||
</tr>
|
||
</table>
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<subSubSection id="C0FC0BD4FFBBFFDCFF6EF895FEC720B0" lastPageId="16" lastPageNumber="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" type="description">
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFBBFFDCFF6EF895FEC720B0" blockId="15.[151,1439,1872,2018]" lastBlockId="16.[151,1439,152,418]" lastPageId="16" lastPageNumber="17" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFBBFFC3FF6EF895FECF267B" box="[198,347,1872,1897]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Description:</emphasis>
|
||
Snout rounded, slightly lobed (truncateogival). Rostral varying from broad and rounded, almost circular, to broadly oval in dorsal aspect (RW1/RL1 0.8–1.0); not flared on apex; minimal umbo; no labial flare. Anterior nasal width as a proportion of RW1 0.34–0.39. Preocular angle 104–131°, apex rounded; lower portion contacting labials 2 and 3 of upper labial series. OL 1/2 height, OS 0.14–0.25. Rostronasal pattern strongly divergent. Postocular 4–7 times higher than long. First parietal standard, spanning two scale rows or slightly less. Second parietal present and similar in size to the first or absent (= standard scale). TL to
|
||
<quantity id="4F1EF5BAFFA4FFDCFF3FFF2DFF6C2010" box="[151,248,232,258]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.8" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" unit="mm" value="280.0">280 mm</quantity>
|
||
(see below). TL/TA 46–85. TL/MBD 41–69. Middorsal scales 453–496. Scale rows 22 with no posterior reduction or 24 reducing to 22 at about midbody. Coloration bicolor (medium to dark brown dorsally) with the transition to an unpigmented venter by both fading and dropping out of pigmented scales anteriorly, with less fading posteriorly, resulting in a jagged transition due to dropping out of pigment posteriorly. Hemipenes attenuate.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<caption id="DC9908D7FFA4FFDCFF3FF8F8FD6026CD" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175422/files/figure.png" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" targetBox="[266,1319,524,1815]" targetPageId="16">
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFA4FFDCFF3FF8F8FD6026CD" blockId="16.[151,1437,1853,2015]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA4FFDCFF3FF8F8FE862647" bold="true" box="[151,274,1853,1877]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">FIGURE 9</emphasis>
|
||
. Species of blindsnakes (
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA4FFDCFD8AF8FBFD162647" box="[546,642,1854,1877]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA4FFDCFD8AF8FBFD162647" box="[546,642,1854,1877]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Typhlops</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
) from Cuba. (A)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA4FFDCFC94F8FBFC452647" box="[828,977,1854,1877]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perimychus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA4FFDCFC94F8FBFC452647" box="[828,977,1854,1877]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">T. perimychus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, from Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. (B)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA4FFDCFF3FF8A4FF61266A" box="[151,245,1889,1912]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arator">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA4FFDCFF3FF8A4FF61266A" box="[151,245,1889,1912]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">T. arator</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(USNM 564784), from Narigon, La Habana Province. (C)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA4FFDCFCDAF8A4FC78266A" box="[882,1004,1889,1912]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anousius">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA4FFDCFCDAF8A4FC78266A" box="[882,1004,1889,1912]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">T. anousius</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(USNM 564783), from 3.5 km E Tortuguilla, Guantánamo Province. (D)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA4FFDCFDA3F846FD312688" box="[523,677,1923,1946]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notorachius">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA4FFDCFDA3F846FD312688" box="[523,677,1923,1946]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">T. notorachius</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(USNM 564799), from 9.4 km E Imias, Guantánamo Province. (E)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA4FFDCFA20F846FE8326AF" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notorachius">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA4FFDCFA20F846FE8326AF" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">T. notorachius</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(USNM 564797) from Playitas de Cajobabo, Guantánamo Province. (F)
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA4FFDCFB92F863FB4026AF" box="[1082,1236,1958,1981]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="contorhinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA4FFDCFB92F863FB4026AF" box="[1082,1236,1958,1981]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">T. contorhinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(MNHNCu 4552) from 4.9 km S La Tinta. Photographs by S. Blair Hedges
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</caption>
|
||
<caption id="DC9908D7FFA5FFDDFF3FFAE2FB8C24C7" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175423/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" targetBox="[293,1229,214,1276]" targetPageId="17">
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFA5FFDDFF3FFAE2FB8C24C7" blockId="17.[151,1437,1319,1494]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFF3FFAE2FEB4242D" bold="true" box="[151,288,1319,1343]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">FIGURE 10</emphasis>
|
||
. Variation in measurements of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFDC7FAEDFCC4242D" box="[623,848,1320,1343]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biminiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFDC7FAEDFCC4242D" box="[623,848,1320,1343]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Typhlops biminiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and Cuban species of the
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFBC2FAEDFADD242D" box="[1130,1353,1320,1343]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biminiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFBC2FAEDFADD242D" box="[1130,1353,1320,1343]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Typhlops biminiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
Group. For all graphs (A–F), the following species are indicated by symbols:
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFC2DFA88FB842476" box="[901,1040,1357,1380]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anchaurus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFC2DFA88FB842476" box="[901,1040,1357,1380]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. anchaurus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(open diamond),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFB66FA88FADC2476" box="[1230,1352,1357,1380]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="anousius">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFB66FA88FADC2476" box="[1230,1352,1357,1380]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. anousius</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(closed square),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFF5CFAB7FEC7249B" box="[244,339,1394,1417]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="arator">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFF5CFAB7FEC7249B" box="[244,339,1394,1417]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. arator</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(closed diamond),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFD8EFAB7FD2F249B" box="[550,699,1394,1417]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biminiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFD8EFAB7FD2F249B" box="[550,699,1394,1417]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. biminiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(open circle),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFCF3FAB7FC61249B" box="[859,1013,1394,1417]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="contorhinus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFCF3FAB7FC61249B" box="[859,1013,1394,1417]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. contorhinus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(open triangle),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFB04FAB7FAD0249B" box="[1196,1348,1394,1417]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="notorachius">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFB04FAB7FAD0249B" box="[1196,1348,1394,1417]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. notorachius</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(closed triangle),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFF57FA5DFE1F24BD" box="[255,395,1432,1455]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="paradoxus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFF57FA5DFE1F24BD" box="[255,395,1432,1455]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. paradoxus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(open square),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFD9AFA5DFD5324BD" box="[562,711,1432,1455]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perimychus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFD9AFA5DFD5324BD" box="[562,711,1432,1455]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. perimychus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(closed circle),
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFCDDFA5DFC7424BD" box="[885,992,1432,1455]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="satelles">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFCDDFA5DFC7424BD" box="[885,992,1432,1455]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. satelles</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
(“X”). Trendlines are indicated on some graphs for
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFEA2FA7AFE0F24C4" box="[266,411,1471,1494]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biminiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFEA2FA7AFE0F24C4" box="[266,411,1471,1494]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. biminiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFE7AFA7AFDF324C4" box="[466,615,1471,1494]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perimychus">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFE7AFA7AFDF324C4" box="[466,615,1471,1494]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. perimychus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. See text for definition of abbreviations.
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</paragraph>
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</caption>
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<subSubSection id="C0FC0BD4FFA5FFDDFF6EF9F0FE542765" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="distribution">
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<paragraph id="8859585FFFA5FFDDFF6EF9F0FE542765" blockId="17.[151,1438,1589,2015]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFF6EF9F0FEF4275C" box="[198,352,1589,1614]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Distribution:</emphasis>
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Known only from the eastern (“windward”) side of the
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<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFA5FFDDFC41F9F0FBB0275D" box="[1001,1060,1589,1615]" name="United States of America" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">U. S.</collectingCountry>
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Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in eastern
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<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFA5FFDDFEA7F998FED92765" box="[271,333,1629,1655]" name="Cuba" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Cuba</collectingCountry>
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(
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<figureCitation id="10DD44DAFFA5FFDDFEF5F998FE262765" box="[349,434,1629,1655]" captionStart="FIGURE 11" captionStartId="18.[151,255,865,889]" captionTargetBox="[266,1321,437,838]" captionTargetId="figure@18.[266,1321,437,839]" captionTargetPageId="18" captionText="FIGURE 11. Geographic distribution of seven species of blindsnakes (Typhlops) in Cuba. Closed triangles = T. perimychus, closed hexagons = T. arator, open circle = T. anousius, closed circle = T. notorachius, open square = T. contorhinus, open triangle = T. anchaurus, closed square = T. satelles." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/175424/files/figure.png" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Fig. 11</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C0FC0BD4FFA5FFDDFF6EF940FDB027D5" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="etymology">
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<paragraph id="8859585FFFA5FFDDFF6EF940FDB027D5" blockId="17.[151,1438,1589,2015]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFF6EF940FED9278C" box="[198,333,1669,1694]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Etymology:</emphasis>
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From the Greek,
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFD8FF940FDC2278C" box="[551,598,1669,1694]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">peri</emphasis>
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||
(around, near) and
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||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFCEEF940FC0A278C" box="[838,926,1669,1694]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">mychos</emphasis>
|
||
(bay) in allusion to the distribution of the species, next to Guantánamo Bay.
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection id="C0FC0BD4FFA5FFDEFF6EF910FAEE2068" lastPageId="18" lastPageNumber="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="discussion">
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<paragraph id="8859585FFFA5FFDEFF6EF910FCAA2040" blockId="17.[151,1438,1589,2015]" lastBlockId="18.[151,1436,152,378]" lastPageId="18" lastPageNumber="19" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
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<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFF6EF910FED827FC" box="[198,332,1749,1774]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Comments:</emphasis>
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This is the best represented species of the
|
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<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA5FFDDFCE5F910FC7B27FC" box="[845,1007,1749,1774]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biminiensis">
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||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA5FFDDFCE5F910FC7B27FC" box="[845,1007,1749,1774]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">T. biminiensis</emphasis>
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||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
Group in
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFA5FFDDFBC4F910FB3A27FD" box="[1132,1198,1749,1775]" name="Cuba" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Cuba</collectingCountry>
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||
. It is unclear why it appears to be so abundant on the
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFA5FFDDFD84F938FDF42605" box="[556,608,1789,1815]" name="United States of America" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">U.S.</collectingCountry>
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||
Naval Station while species in this group have been rarely collected elsewhere in
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFA5FFDDFE9DF8E0FEE2262D" box="[309,374,1829,1855]" name="Cuba" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Cuba</collectingCountry>
|
||
, despite considerable searching. However, most specimens from the base have been collected at the nursery, next to the golf course, where there is abundant moisture and vegetation. We suspect that this artificial habitat has allowed this species to increase locally in numbers. On the other hand, the series of
|
||
<specimenCount id="9EE093D6FFA5FFDDFF3FF858FEA326A5" box="[151,311,1949,1975]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="generic">18 specimens</specimenCount>
|
||
has accumulated over a period of decades from collections made by many persons, and therefore the combined search effort has been great. A single specimen collected at a different location on the base, USNM 317824 (
|
||
<quantity id="4F1EF5BAFFA6FFDEFEF2FF5DFE2921A0" box="[346,445,152,178]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="4.07" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="407.0">407 mm</quantity>
|
||
TL), is the second largest specimen of the genus in the West Indies (see below). It is 45% larger than the next largest specimen (
|
||
<quantity id="4F1EF5BAFFA6FFDEFD25FF05FD6421C8" box="[653,752,192,218]" metricMagnitude="-1" metricUnit="m" metricValue="2.8" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" unit="mm" value="280.0">280 mm</quantity>
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||
) of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA6FFDEFC88FF05FC5721CB" box="[800,963,192,217]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perimychus">
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||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA6FFDEFC88FF05FC5721CB" box="[800,963,192,217]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">T. perimychus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
. No tissues are available from this specimen. Although in rostral shape it agrees with other material of
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA6FFDEFC28FF2DFBB72013" box="[896,1059,232,257]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="perimychus">
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||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA6FFDEFC28FF2DFBB72013" box="[896,1059,232,257]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">T. perimychus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, the large size difference makes comparisons of measurements difficult and the possibility exists that it is an undescribed species. For these reasons we have treated it here as an associated specimen.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph id="8859585FFFA6FFDEFF6EFEA5FAEE2068" blockId="18.[151,1436,152,378]" box="[198,1402,352,378]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">
|
||
The next new species having affinities with
|
||
<taxonomicName id="4FE623DCFFA6FFDEFD62FEA5FCF9206B" box="[714,877,352,377]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="18" pageNumber="19" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="biminiensis">
|
||
<emphasis id="BA92844DFFA6FFDEFD62FEA5FCF9206B" box="[714,877,352,377]" italics="true" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">T. biminiensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
occurs in western
|
||
<collectingCountry id="F0F118CFFFA6FFDEFBE0FEA5FB1E2068" box="[1096,1162,352,378]" name="Cuba" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Cuba</collectingCountry>
|
||
. It may be known as
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
|
||
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