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Hypogeophis pti Maddock, Wilkinson, Nussbaum & Gower, 2017

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Hypogeophis pti Maddock, Wilkinson, Nussbaum & Gower, 2017
Name authority
Maddock, Wilkinson, Nussbaum & Gower, 2017
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Amphibia
Order
Gymnophiona
Family
Grandisoniidae
Genus
Hypogeophis
Extinction status
Recorded extant

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. megaclassTetrapoda
  8. classAmphibia
  9. orderGymnophiona
  10. familyGrandisoniidae Lescure, Renous & Gasc, 1986
  11. genusHypogeophis Peters, 1880
  12. speciesHypogeophis pti Maddock, Wilkinson, Nussbaum & Gower, 2017

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Hypogeophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Hypogeophis alternans Stejneger, 1893GrandisoniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hypogeophis brevis Boulenger, 1911GrandisoniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Hypogeophis montanus Maddock, Wilkinson & Gower, 2018GrandisoniidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 20 records assigned to Grandisoniidae.

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=1104449 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:3NW6D. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.