Typhlops tenuis

Typhlops tenuis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: T. tenuis
Binomial name
Typhlops tenuis
Salvin, 1860
Synonyms
  • Typhlops tenuis Salvin, 1860
  • Typhlops basimaculatus Cope, 1867
  • Typhlops perditus W. Peters, 1869
  • Typhlops praelongus F. Müller, 1885
  • Typhlops tenuis Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops stedelmani Schmidt, 1936
  • Typhlops praelongis Taylor, 1939
  • Typhlops tenuis
    Dixon & F.S. Hendricks, 1979[1]

Typhlops tenuis is a harmless blind snake species found in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

Geographic range

Found from Mexico (Xico in Veracruz) south to Guatemala (Alta and Baja Verapaz) and Honduras (in the Subirana Valley). Occurs at moderate elevations. The type locality given is "Coban [Cobán, Alta Verapaz] in Guatemala."[1]

Conservation status

This species is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[3] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is unknown. Year assessed: 2007.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 McDiarmid, Roy W.; Jonathan A. Campbell; T'Shaka A. Touré (1999). Snake Species of the World. ISBN 978-1-893777-00-2. Cite uses deprecated parameter |coauthors= (help)
  2. "Typhlops tenuis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 September 2007.
  3. Typhlops tenuis at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.
  4. 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.

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