NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Leptotyphlops
  Family - Leptotyphlopidae
  Infraorder - Scolecophidia
  Suborder - Serpentes
  Order - Squamata
  Class - Reptilia
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Leptotyphlops humilis cahuilae
      Subspecies - Leptotyphlops humilis humilis
      Subspecies - Leptotyphlops humilis segregus
      Subspecies - Leptotyphlops humilis utahensis
      Subspecies - Leptotyphlops humilis boettgeri
      Subspecies - Leptotyphlops humilis dugesii
      Subspecies - Leptotyphlops humilis levitoni
      Subspecies - Leptotyphlops humilis lindsayi
      Subspecies - Leptotyphlops humilis tenuiculus