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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CFD7CB26FEDAFEE0" bold="true" box="[151,355,296,322]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ramphotyphlops</emphasis>
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species.
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CE79CB60FD8FFE25" box="[313,566,366,391]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Typhlops multilineatus</emphasis>
Schlegel, 1839
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Species content.
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CECECB9CFD5CFE09" box="[398,741,402,427]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ramphotyphlops acuticaudus</emphasis>
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,
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,
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,
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,
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(?),
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CFD7CBB9FEA3FE6D" box="[151,282,438,463]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ra. conradi</emphasis>
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(?),
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<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CE0DCBB9FE66FE6C" box="[333,479,439,462]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="cumingii">Ra. cumingii</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CEA9CBB9FD3CFE6D" box="[489,645,438,463]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="depressus">Ra. depressus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CDD0CBB9FCA4FE6C" box="[656,797,439,462]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="exocoeti">Ra. exocoeti</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CC67CBB9FC75FE6D" box="[807,972,438,463]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="flaviventer">Ra. flaviventer</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CC96CBB9FB38FE6D" box="[982,1153,438,463]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="hatmaliyeb">Ra. hatmaliyeb</taxonomicName>
,
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CBCCCBB9FAAFFE6D" bold="true" box="[1164,1302,438,463]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ra. lineatus</emphasis>
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,
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</emphasis>
(?),
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CF89CBD2FEC8FE51" box="[201,369,476,499]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ra. mansuetus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(?),
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CEEFCBD2FD9BFE51" box="[431,546,476,499]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ra. marxi</emphasis>
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(?),
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<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CD20CBD2FC9EFE51" box="[608,807,474,499]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="multilineatus">Ra. multilineatus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CC77CBD2FC6FFE51" box="[823,982,474,499]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="olivaceus">Ra. olivaceus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CCA6CBD2FBD8FE51" box="[998,1121,474,499]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="similis">Ra. similis</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
(?),
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CBDFCBD2FA81FE51" box="[1183,1336,474,499]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ra. suluensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(?),
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CA36CBD2FE9FFDB5" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="supranasalis">
<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CA36CBD2FE9FFDB5" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ra. supranasalis</emphasis>
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(?), and
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<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CEC9CBF1FDBDFDB5" box="[393,516,510,535]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="willeyi">Ra. willeyi</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CF87C82CFEF8FD99" bold="true" box="[199,321,546,571]" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CE0EC82CFDB3FD99" box="[334,522,546,571]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ramphotyphlops</emphasis>
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can be distinguished from all other typhlopoids by a protrusible hemipenis, retrocloacal sacs, absence of frontorostral, and paired prefrontals. Small- to large-sized (total length
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), slender to stout-bodied (length/width ratio 1795) snakes with 1830 scale rows (with or without reduction), 209709 total middorsals, short to long tail (1.29.0% total length) with 845 subcaudals (length/width ratio 0.87.2), and apical spine small. Dorsal and lateral head profiles usually rounded (sometimes pointed in lateral view), narrow to moderate rostral (0.270.67 head width), inferior nasal suture in contact with first or second supralabial, preocular in contact with second and third supralabials, eye moderate with distinct pupil or reduced to an eyespot, T-III or T-0
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, and postoculars 14. Lateral tongue papillae present; left lung absent, tracheal lung multicameral (with 1952 chambers) or paucicameral (with 1133 pockets), cardiac lung unicameral, paucicameral (with 36 pockets) or multicameral (with 212 chambers), and right lung; testes usually unsegmented; hemipenis protrusible (retracted hemipenis with 015 coils) with retrocloacal sacs; rectal caecum moderate to large (1.25.4% SVL), and rarely absent. Coloration of dorsum brown to dark brown, lighter ventrally (gray, gold or yellow), with either a gradual transition or sharp demarcation between dorsal and ventral color; supralabials, chin, cloacal region and tail tip occasionally light.
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CF87CE14FE51FB91" bold="true" box="[199,488,1050,1075]" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Phylogenetic definition.</emphasis>
Includes the MRCA of
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CC58CE14FBD0FB91" box="[792,1129,1050,1075]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ramphotyphlops acuticaudus</emphasis>
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and
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CBEECE12FA85FB91" box="[1198,1340,1050,1075]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ra. lineatus</emphasis>
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and all descendants thereof, and all species more closely related to
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CC0CCE31FBB7FBF5" box="[844,1038,1086,1111]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ra. multilineatus</emphasis>
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than to the
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species of the 15 other typhlopid genera listed here.
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CF87CE88FEF7FB3D" bold="true" box="[199,334,1158,1183]" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Etymology.</emphasis>
Likely from the Greek for beak
<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CDFACE88FCFDFB3D" box="[698,836,1158,1183]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">(rhamphos).</emphasis>
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<subSubSection id="C3066540C102B174CF87CEA4FC9CFB45" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="8BA336CBC102B174CF87CEA4FC9CFB45" blockId="56.[151,1436,366,1471]" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CF87CEA4FED9FB61" bold="true" box="[199,352,1194,1219]" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Distribution.</emphasis>
Species in this genus have a broad distribution throughout Sundaland and Oceania, including the
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,
<collectingCountry id="F30B765BC102B174CE63CEC1FE47FB45" box="[291,510,1230,1255]" name="Papua New Guinea" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Papua New Guinea</collectingCountry>
, and the
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C3066540C102B174CF87CEFCFB5DFA1D" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BA336CBC102B174CF87CEFCFB5DFA1D" blockId="56.[151,1436,366,1471]" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">
<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CF87CEFCFE82FAA9" bold="true" box="[199,315,1266,1291]" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Remarks.</emphasis>
The following species are only tentatively allocated to
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CC89CEFCFB3CFAA9" box="[969,1157,1266,1291]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ramphotyphlops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as hemipenial data are lacking to confirm their affinities:
<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CD60CF19FE88FAF1" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CD60CF19FD07FA8D" box="[544,702,1302,1327]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="bipartitus">Ra. bipartitus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CD8BCF19FCEAFA8D" box="[715,851,1302,1327]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Typhlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="conradi">Ra. conradi</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CC1FCF19FC67FA8D" box="[863,990,1302,1327]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lorenzi">Ra. lorenzi</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CCAACF19FB2BFA8C" box="[1002,1170,1303,1326]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="mansuetus">Ra. mansuetus</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CBDECF19FAA8FA8C" box="[1182,1297,1303,1326]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="marxi">Ra. marxi</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CA5DCF19FA21FA8D" box="[1309,1432,1302,1327]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="similis">Ra. similis</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CFD7CF32FE88FAF1" box="[151,305,1338,1363]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="suluensis">Ra. suluensis</taxonomicName>
</emphasis>
and
<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CE34CF32FD87FAF1" box="[372,574,1338,1363]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">
<taxonomicName id="4C1C4D48C102B174CE34CF32FD83FAF1" box="[372,570,1338,1363]" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" kingdom="Animalia" order="Squamata" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="supranasalis">Ra. supranasalis</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
Inclusion of these species in a molecular phylogenetic analysis will be desirable to confirm or reject this placement. Note that
<bibRefCitation id="EF8D4B3AC102B174CC45CF50FC52FAD5" box="[773,1003,1374,1399]" pageId="56" pageNumber="57" refString="Hedges, S. B., Marion, A. B., Lipp, K. M., Marin, J. &amp; Vidal, N. (2014) A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology, 49, 1 - 61." type="journal article">
Hedges
<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CC20CF51FC20FAD5" box="[864,921,1374,1399]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">et al.</emphasis>
(2014)
</bibRefCitation>
did not recognize the apparently valid species
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CFB8CF8CFD8BFA39" box="[248,562,1410,1435]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ramphotyphlops bipartitus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(Wallach
<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CDF9CF8AFD42FA39" box="[697,763,1410,1435]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">et al.</emphasis>
2014; Table 1), and synonymized
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CBF9CF8CFAE0FA39" box="[1209,1369,1410,1435]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Cathetorhinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CFD7CFA8FEEAFA1D" box="[151,339,1446,1471]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Ramphotyphlops</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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described above, we resurrect
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<emphasis id="B968EAD9C102B174CD9BCFA8FCC2FA1D" box="[731,891,1446,1471]" italics="true" pageId="56" pageNumber="57">Cathetorhinus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and transfer it to
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.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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