Typhlops capitulatus

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Typhlops capitulatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species:
T. capitulatus
Binomial name
Typhlops capitulatus
Richmond, 1964
Synonyms [2]

Typhlops capitulatus, commonly known as the Haitian pale-lipped blind snake [1] or Richmond's worm snake, [3] [2] is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [4] [5] The species is endemic to Haiti. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

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Geographic range

In Haiti, T. capitulatus is known from the Tiburon Peninsula. [6]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of T. capitulatus are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 19–881 m (62–2,890 ft). [1]

Description

T. capitulatus is small-headed and slender-bodied. Dorsally, it is light brown. Ventrally, it is paler, with scattered white scales. The anal region and the ventral surface of the tail are white. The total length (including tail) of the holotype is 20.5 cm (8.1 in), and the diameter at midbody is 4 mm (0.16 in). [7]

Reproduction

T. capitulatus is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Powell, R.; Wallach, V.; Landestoy, M.; Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S. (2016). "Typhlops capitulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016: e.T178453A77336236. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178453A77336236.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Species Typhlops capitulatus at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  3. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. iii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. ("Richmond", p. 221).
  4. "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved August 13, 2010.
  5. 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).
  6. Schwartz & Thomas (1975).
  7. Richmond (1964).

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