Dominican blind snake

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Dominican blind snake
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Antillotyphlops
Species:
A. dominicanus
Binomial name
Antillotyphlops dominicanus
(Stejneger, 1904)
Synonyms

Typhlops cinereus
Typhlops dominicana
Typhlops dominicanus

The Dominican blind snake or Dominican worm snake (Antillotyphlops dominicanus) is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Dominica, in the Lesser Antilles. [2]

It is widespread, mainly in coastal xeric woodland and associated cultivated lands, but it is uncommonly seen because of its burrowing habits. It can reach 385 mm long. It has a small, rounded head, and colored brown all over, with a lighter ventral surface.

The Guadeloupe blind snake (A. guadeloupensis), endemic to Guadeloupe, is sometimes described as a subspecies, A. d. guadeloupensis, with the Dominican population then classified as the nominate subspecies, A. d. dominicanus.

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References

  1. Powell, R. (2019). "Antillotyphlops dominicanus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T75607267A75608149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T75607267A75608149.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Antillotyphlops dominicanus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 July 2018.