NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Amerotyphlops montanum Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Guerra-Fuentes, Silva, Prudente, Pinto, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher, 2022
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.
Open encyclopedia reference
Amerotyphlops montanum is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is known from Bahia. The species was described from specimens collected in the Serra das Lontras montane complex of southern Bahia.
Wikipedia contributors, Amerotyphlops montanum; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T14:17:12.834773+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Amerotyphlops montanum Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Guerra-Fuentes, Silva, Prudente, Pinto, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher, 2022
- Name authority
- Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Guerra-Fuentes, Silva, Prudente, Pinto, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher, 2022
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Amerotyphlops
- 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
- genusAmerotyphlops
- speciesAmerotyphlops montanum Graboski, Arredondo, Grazziotin, Guerra-Fuentes, Silva, Prudente, Pinto, Rodrigues, Bonatto & Zaher, 2022
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Amerotyphlops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Amerotyphlops arenensis Graboski, Pereira-Filho, Silva, Costa Prudente & Zaher, 2015 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Estado Falcón Worm SnakeAmerotyphlops lehneri (Roux, 1926) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Basin Worm SnakeAmerotyphlops minuisquamus (Dixon & Hendricks, 1979) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Pernambuco Worm SnakeAmerotyphlops paucisquamus (Dixon & Hendricks, 1979) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Reticulate Worm SnakeAmerotyphlops reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Grenada Bank BlindsnakeAmerotyphlops tasymicris (Thomas, 1974) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Amerotyphlops tycherus (Townsend, Wilson, Ketzler & Luque-Montes, 2008) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Yonenga Worm SnakeAmerotyphlops yonenagae (Rodrigues, 1991) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Costa Rica Worm SnakeAmerotyphlops costaricensis (Jiménez & Savage, 1963) | 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.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Amerotyphlops&species=montanum 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:C667C. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.