NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
La Selle Blindsnake
Typhlops proancylops Thomas & Hedges, 2007
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
- Typhlops proancylops Thomas & Hedges, 2007
- Name authority
- Thomas & Hedges, 2007
- Common name
- La Selle Blindsnake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Typhlops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderScolecophidia Cope, 1864
- familyTyphlopidae
- genusTyphlops
- speciesTyphlops proancylops Thomas & Hedges, 2007
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Typhlops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| La Hotte BlindsnakeTyphlops agoralionis Thomas & Hedges, 2007 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gonave BlindsnakeTyphlops gonavensis Richmond, 1964 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jamaica Worm SnakeTyphlops jamaicensis (Shaw, 1802) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Typhlops oxyrhinus Domínguez & Díaz, 2011 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Typhlops pachyrhinus Domínguez & Díaz, 2011 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hispaniolan Bicolored BlindsnakeTyphlops sulcatus Cope, 1868 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haitian Worm SnakeTyphlops tetrathyreus Thomas, 1989 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haitian Pale-lipped BlindsnakeTyphlops capitulatus Richmond, 1964 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cuban Brown BlindsnakeTyphlops cubae (Bibron, 1843) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thomas' Worm SnakeTyphlops hectus Thomas, 1974 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Typhlops leptolepis Domínguez, Fong & Iturriaga, 2013 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hispaniola Worm SnakeTyphlops pusillus Barbour, 1914 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
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.
- THOMAS R. & S.B. HEDGES. (2007). Eleven new species of snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola and Cuba. Zootaxa 1400: 1-26. 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:59XGX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.