Grenada worm snake
Appearance
Grenada worm snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Amerotyphlops |
Species: | A. tasymicris
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Binomial name | |
Amerotyphlops tasymicris (Thomas, 1974)
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Synonyms | |
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The Grenada worm snake or Grenada Bank blindsnake (Amerotyphlops tasymicris) is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Grenada, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
It reaches a total length of 180 mm. It has light lines on its dorsal surface, and its ventral surface is unpigmented.
References
[edit]- Notes
- ^ Powell, R. & Henderson, R.W. (2017) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Amerotyphlops tasymicris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T194268A115333951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T194268A8889835.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- Sources
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. Macmillan Education Ltd. p. 108. ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
External links
[edit]- Typhlops tasymicris at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Amerotyphlops tasymicris at the Reptile Database