The Grenada worm snake or Grenada Bank blindsnake (''Amerotyphlops tasymicris'') is a species of
blind snake that is
endemic to
Grenada
Grenada ( ; Grenadian Creole French: ) is an island country in the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea at the southern end of the Grenadines island chain. Grenada consists of the island of Grenada itself, two smaller islands, Carriacou and Pe ...
, an island in the
Caribbean
The Caribbean (, ) ( es, El Caribe; french: la Caraïbe; ht, Karayib; nl, De Caraïben) is a region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Se ...
Lesser Antilles.
It reaches a total length of 180 mm. It has light lines on its dorsal surface, and its ventral surface is unpigmented.
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Typhlops tasymicrisat the
Encyclopedia of LifeAmerotyphlops tasymicrisat the Reptile Database
Amerotyphlops
Snakes of the Caribbean
Fauna of Grenada
Endemic fauna of Grenada
Reptiles described in 1974
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