Amerotyphlops trinitatus

Amerotyphlops trinitatus, known commonly as the Trinidad blindsnake,[3] Trinidad worm snake,[4] and Trinidad burrowing snake,[5] is a harmless blind snake species in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[4]

Amerotyphlops trinitatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Amerotyphlops
Species:
A. trinitatus
Binomial name
Amerotyphlops trinitatus
(Richmond, 1965)[2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Typhlops trinitatus
    Richmond, 1965
  • Amerotyphlops trinitatus
    — Hedges et al., 2014
  • Typhlops trinitatus
    — Wallach et al., 2014

Description

A. trinitatus grows to a maximum total length (including tail) of 24 cm (9.4 in).[5]

Geographic range

Found mostly on the island of Tobago, A. trinitatus is known from widely scattered locations, and from a single location on the island of Trinidad, which happens to be the type locality. This is described as "Trinidad [County of St. George], ... Arima Road, 3 miles above [north of] Simla [Research Station]".[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. trinitatus is forest, at altitudes of 10–300 m (33–984 ft).[1]

Reproduction

Amerotyphlops trinitatus is oviparous.[3]

References
  1. Murphy J (2016). "Amerotyphlops trinitatus " (errata version published in 2017). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75606981A115491631. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75606981A75608104.en. Downloaded on 04 August 2018.
  2. 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).
  3. "Amerotyphlops trinitatus ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  4. "Typhlops trinitatus ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  5. Boos HEA (2001). The Snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. xvi + 270 pp. + Plates 1-48. ISBN 1-58544-116-3. (Typhlops trinitatus, p. 45 + Plate 1).

Further reading
  • Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Amerotyphlops trinitatus, new combination).
  • Richmond ND (1965). "A new species of blind snake, Typhlops, from Trinidad". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 78: 121-124. (Typhlops trinitatus, new species).
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