Amerotyphlops trinitatus

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Amerotyphlops trinitatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Amerotyphlops
Species:
A. trinitatus
Binomial name
Amerotyphlops trinitatus
(Richmond, 1965) [2]
Synonyms [3]
  • Typhlops trinitatus
    Richmond, 1965
  • Amerotyphlops trinitatus
    — Hedges et al., 2014
  • Typhlops trinitatus
    — Wallach et al., 2014

Amerotyphlops trinitatus, known commonly as the Trinidad blindsnake, [3] Trinidad worm snake, [4] and Trinidad burrowing snake, [5] is a harmless blind snake species in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [4]

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Description

A. trinitatus grows to a maximum total length (including tail) of 24 cm (9.4 in). [5]

Geographic range

Found mostly on the island of Tobago, A. trinitatus is known from widely scattered locations, and from a single location on the island of Trinidad, which happens to be the type locality. This is described as "Trinidad [County of St. George], ... Arima Road, 3 miles above [north of] Simla [Research Station]". [2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. trinitatus is forest, at altitudes of 10–300 m (33–984 ft). [1]

Reproduction

Amerotyphlops trinitatus is oviparous. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Murphy J (2016). "Amerotyphlops trinitatus " (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75606981A115491631. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75606981A75608104.en. Downloaded on 04 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 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).
  3. 1 2 3 "Amerotyphlops trinitatus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. 1 2 "Typhlops trinitatus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  5. 1 2 Boos HEA (2001). The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. xvi + 270 pp. + Plates 1-48. ISBN   1-58544-116-3. (Typhlops trinitatus, p. 45 + Plate 1).

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