Check List 8(6): 1308-1309, doi: 10.15560/8.6.1308
Typhlops tycherus Townsend, Wilson, Ketzler and Luque-Montes, 2008 (Squamata: Serpentes: Typhlopidae): significant range extension for this Honduran endemic
expand article infoJames R. McCranie, Leonardo Valdés Orellana‡
‡ Gerente General de “Hondufauna”, Honduras

Corresponding author: James McCranie ( mccrani@bellsouth.net )

© 2017 James McCranie, Leonardo Orellana.
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Citation: McCranie J, Orellana L (2012) Typhlops tycherus Townsend, Wilson, Ketzler and Luque-Montes, 2008 (Squamata: Serpentes: Typhlopidae): significant range extension for this Honduran endemic. Check List 8(6): 1308-1309. https://doi.org/10.15560/8.6.1308
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Abstract
We report the second known museum specimen of Typhlops tycherus, a blindsnake endemic to Honduras. This new specimen is from a locality about 240 km from the species’ type locality, thus documenting that T. tycherus has a broader geographical distribution than previously thought.
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