Grenada worm snake
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.
| 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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Amerotyphlops tasymicris (Thomas, 1974) | |
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It reaches a total length of 180 mm. It has light lines on its dorsal surface, and its ventral surface is unpigmented.
References
- 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
- Typhlops tasymicris at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Amerotyphlops tasymicris at the Reptile Database
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