Montiserrat worm snake
| Montiserrat Worm Snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Typhlops |
| Species: | T. monastus Thomas, 1966 |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlops monastus | |
| Subspecies | |
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The Montiserrat Worm Snake (Typhlops monastus) is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
It has a trunk length up to 258 mm, with a tail up to 44 mm long. Its dorsal surface is medium brown, with a lighter ventral surface. It is insectivorous and fossorial.
The nominate subspecies, T. m. monastus, is found on Montserrat. T. m. geotomus is found on Barbuda, Antigua, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
References
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. Macmillan Education Ltd. pp. 67–68, 71, 75. ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
External links
- Typhlops monastus at the Encyclopedia of Life
- Typhlops monastus at the Reptile Database
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