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{{Short description|Species of snake}}
{{Taxobox
{{speciesbox
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| classis = [[Reptilia]]
| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Arredondo, J.C. |author-link=species:Juan Camilo Arredondo |author2=Wallach, V. |author2-link=Van Wallach |date=2015 |title=''Trilepida joshuai '' |volume=2015 |page=e.T178428A44954468 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T178428A44954468.en |access-date=18 November 2021}}</ref>
| ordo = [[Squamata]]
| genus = Trilepida
| familia = [[Leptotyphlopidae]]
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| species = joshuai
| genus = ''[[Leptotyphlops]]''
| authority = ([[Emmett Reid Dunn|Dunn]], 1944)
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| species = '''''L. joshuai'''''
| binomial = ''Leptotyphlops joshuai''
| synonyms = *''Leptotyphlops joshuai'' <br>{{small|Dunn, 1944}}
*''Tricheilostoma joshuai'' <br>{{small|— [[species:Solny A. Adalstensson|Adalsteinsson]] et al., 2009}}
| binomial_authority = (Dunn, 1944)
*''Trilepida joshuai'' <br>{{small|— [[Stephen Blair Hedges|Hedges]], 2011}}
| synonyms_ref =<ref name=RDB/>
}}
}}

'''''Leptotyphlops joshuai''''', or the '''Joshua's blind snake''', is a species of [[snake]] in the [[Leptotyphlopidae]] family.<ref name="McD99">McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).</ref><ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS |id=634467 |taxon=''Leptotyphlops'' |accessdate=29 August 2007}}</ref>
'''Joshua's blind snake''' ('''''Trilepida joshuai''')'' is a [[species]] of [[snake]] in the [[Family (biology)|family]] [[Leptotyphlopidae]]. The species is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[Colombia]].<ref name="McD99">[[species:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]], [[Jonathan A. Campbell|Campbell JA]], [[species:T'Shaka A. Touré|Touré TA]] (1999). ''Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1''. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. {{ISBN|1-893777-00-6}} (series). {{ISBN|1-893777-01-4}} (volume).</ref><ref name="ITIS">{{ITIS|id=634467|taxon=''Leptotyphlops ''|accessdate=29 August 2007}}</ref><ref name=RDB>{{NRDB species|genus=Trilepida|species=joshuai}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The [[Specific name (zoology)|specific name]], ''joshuai'', is a reference to [[Joshua]], victor at the [[Battle of Jericho]], in reference to the [[Type locality (biology)|type locality]], [[Jericó, Antioquia]], Colombia.<ref>[[species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]]; [[species:Michael Watkins|Watkins, Michael]]; [[species:Michael Grayson|Grayson, Michael]] (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. (''Leptotyphlops joshuai'', p. 136).</ref>

==Geographic range==
''T. joshuai'' is found in the Colombian departments of [[Antioquia Department|Antioquia]], [[Caldas Department|Caldas]], and [[Valle del Cauca Department|Valle del Cauca]].<ref name=RDB/>

==Habitat==
The preferred natural [[habitat]] of ''T. joshuai'' is [[forest]], at altitudes of {{cvt|1,600|–|2,200|m|ft}}, but it has also been found in urban areas.<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/>

==Description==
''T. joshuai'' is black [[Dorsum (anatomy)|dorsally]], and white ventrally. The total length (including tail) of the [[holotype]] is {{convert|27|cm|in|abbr=on}}.<ref>[[Emmett Reid Dunn|Dunn ER]] (1944).</ref>

==Behavior==
''T. joshuai'' is [[Terrestrial locomotion|terrestrial]] and [[fossorial]].<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/>

==Diet==
''T. joshuai'' [[Predation|preys]] upon insect larvae and termites.<ref name="iucn status 18 November 2021"/>

==Reproduction==
''T. joshuai'' is [[Oviparity|oviparous]].<ref name=RDB/>


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
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*[[species:Solny A. Adalsteinsson|Adalsteinsson SA]], [[William Roy Branch|Branch WR]], [[species:Sébastien Trape|Trape S]], [[species:Laurie Joseph Vitt|Vitt LJ]], [[Stephen Blair Hedges|Hedges SB]] (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". ''Zootaxa'' '''2244''': 1–50. (''Tricheilostoma joshuai'', new combination).
*[[Emmett Reid Dunn|Dunn ER]] (1944). "A Review of the Colombian Snakes of the Families Typhlopidae and Leptotyphlopidae". ''Caldasia'' '''3''' (11): 47–55. (''Leptotyphlops joshuai'', new species, pp.&nbsp;53–54, Figures 9–10).
*[[Stephen Blair Hedges|Hedges SB]] (2011). "The type species of the threadsnake genus ''Tricheilostoma'' Jan revisited (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae)". ''Zootaxa'' '''3027''': 63–64. (''Trilepida joshuai'', new combination, p.&nbsp;63).
*[[species:Julián Andres Rojas-Morales|Rojas-Morales JA]] (2012). "Snakes of an urban-rural landscape in the central Andes of Colombia: species composition, distribution, and natural history". ''Phyllomedusa'' '''11''' (2): 135–154.



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[[Category:Trilepida]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Colombia]]
[[Category:Reptiles of Colombia]]
[[Category:Reptiles described in 1944]]
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Joshua's blind snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Trilepida
Species:
T. joshuai
Binomial name
Trilepida joshuai
(Dunn, 1944)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leptotyphlops joshuai
    Dunn, 1944
  • Tricheilostoma joshuai
    — Adalsteinsson et al., 2009
  • Trilepida joshuai
    — Hedges, 2011

Joshua's blind snake (Trilepida joshuai) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Colombia.[3][4][2]

Etymology

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The specific name, joshuai, is a reference to Joshua, victor at the Battle of Jericho, in reference to the type locality, Jericó, Antioquia, Colombia.[5]

Geographic range

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T. joshuai is found in the Colombian departments of Antioquia, Caldas, and Valle del Cauca.[2]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of T. joshuai is forest, at altitudes of 1,600–2,200 m (5,200–7,200 ft), but it has also been found in urban areas.[1]

Description

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T. joshuai is black dorsally, and white ventrally. The total length (including tail) of the holotype is 27 cm (11 in).[6]

Behavior

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T. joshuai is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]

Diet

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T. joshuai preys upon insect larvae and termites.[1]

Reproduction

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T. joshuai is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Arredondo, J.C.; Wallach, V. (2015). "Trilepida joshuai ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T178428A44954468. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T178428A44954468.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Trilepida joshuai at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  4. ^ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops joshuai, p. 136).
  6. ^ Dunn ER (1944).

Further reading

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  • Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1–50. (Tricheilostoma joshuai, new combination).
  • Dunn ER (1944). "A Review of the Colombian Snakes of the Families Typhlopidae and Leptotyphlopidae". Caldasia 3 (11): 47–55. (Leptotyphlops joshuai, new species, pp. 53–54, Figures 9–10).
  • Hedges SB (2011). "The type species of the threadsnake genus Tricheilostoma Jan revisited (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae)". Zootaxa 3027: 63–64. (Trilepida joshuai, new combination, p. 63).
  • Rojas-Morales JA (2012). "Snakes of an urban-rural landscape in the central Andes of Colombia: species composition, distribution, and natural history". Phyllomedusa 11 (2): 135–154.



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