Amerotyphlops Tasymicris
The Grenada worm snake or Grenada Bank blindsnake (''Amerotyphlops tasymicris'') is a species of blind snake that is endemism, endemic to Grenada, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It reaches a total length of 180 mm. It has light lines on its dorsal surface, and its ventral surface is unpigmented. References ;Notes ;Sources * External linksTyphlops tasymicrisat the Encyclopedia of LifeAmerotyphlops tasymicris
at the Reptile Database Amerotyphlops Snakes of the Caribbean Fauna of Grenada Endemic fauna of Grenada Reptiles described in 1974 {{Scolecophidia-stub ...
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Blind Snake
The Scolecophidia, commonly known as blind snakes or thread snakes, are an infraorder of snakes. They range in length from . All are fossorial (adapted for burrowing). Five families and 39 genera are recognized. The Scolecophidia infraorder is most likely paraphyletic. Taxonomy The infraorder name Scolecophidia derives from the two Ancient Greek words or σκώληκος (, genitive ), meaning "earthworm", and (), meaning "snake". It refers to their shape and fossorial lifestyle. Families Evolution Despite only having fossils as early as the Cretaceous, Scolecophidia itself likely originated in the Middle Jurassic, with Anomalepididae, Leptotyphlopidae, and Typhlopoidea diverging from one another during the Late Jurassic. Within Typhlopoidea, Gerrhopilidae likely diverged from the Xenotyphlopidae-Typhlopidae clade during the Early Cretaceous, and Xenotyphlopidae and Typhlopidae likely diverged from one another during the Late Cretaceous. Scolecophidians are believed to ...
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