Madatyphlops cariei
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Madatyphlops |
| Species: | †M. cariei
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| Binomial name | |
| †Madatyphlops cariei Hoffstetter, 1946[2]
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Madatyphlops cariei is an extinct
Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, who made excavations in Mare aux Songes
around 1900 where the remains of this species were discovered.
Description
It is known only from seven fossil vertebrae from the middle region of the trunk,Ramphotyphlops braminus, a blind snake which still occurs on Mauritius. T. cariei was also distinct by various characters of the vertebral morphology.[4]
Extinction
This species was classified as extinct in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 1994.[1] It disappeared apparently in the 17th century following the introduction of predatory species to Mauritius.
References
- ^ . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ ISBN 1-893777-01-4(volume).
- ISBN 0-7136-6544-0. p. 314
- ^ Hoffstetter, 1946 : Les Typhlopidae fossiles. Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, ser. 2, vol. 18, n. 3, p. 313.
External links
- Typhlops cariei at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2007.