Jump to content

Guadeloupe blind snake

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Maias (talk | contribs) at 13:17, 2 September 2018 (removed Category:Animals described in 1966; added Category:Reptiles described in 1966 using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Guadeloupe blind snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species:
T. guadeloupensis
Binomial name
Typhlops guadeloupensis
Richmond, 1966
Synonyms
  • Typhlops dominicana guadeloupensis
  • Typhlops dominicanus guadeloupensis

The Guadeloupe blind snake or Guadeloupe worm snake (Typhlops guadeloupensis) is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Guadeloupe, located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is fairly widespread on the main islands of Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, but is not recorded on the other Guadeloupean islands.

It is sometimes described as an endemic subspecies of Typhlops dominicanus, with a sister subspecies, T. d. dominicanus, present on Dominica.

References

  • Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. Macmillan Education Ltd. p. 84. ISBN 0-333-69141-5.


This Scolecophidia article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Guadeloupe_blind_snake&oldid=857703257"