Antillotyphlops monensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Antillotyphlops |
| Species: | A. monensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Antillotyphlops monensis (Schmidt, 1926)
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The Mona worm snake (Antillotyphlops monensis) is a harmless blind snake species is endemic to Mona Island in the West Indies. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Known only from the type locality, which is given as "Mona Island, West Indies."[1]
Conservation status
This species is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: D (v2.3, 1994).[3] This means that, even though this species is not Critically Endangered, it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future because the population is estimated to number less than 250 mature individuals. Year assessed: 1996.[4]
See also
- List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
- Fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of typhlopid species and subspecies.
- Typhlopidae by common name.
- Typhlopidae by taxonomic synonyms.
References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Typhlops monensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- ^ Typhlops monensis at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 31 August 2007.
- ^ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 31 August 2007.
External links
- Antillotyphlops monensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2007.