''Amerotyphlops trinitatus'', known
commonly as the Trinidad blindsnake,
[ Trinidad worm snake,][ (''Typhlops trinitatus'', p. 45 + Plate 1).] is a harmless 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 mos ...
species in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. There are no subspecies
In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...
that are recognized as being valid.
Description
''A. trinitatus'' grows to a maximum total length (including tail) of .[
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Geographic range
Found mostly on the island of Tobago, ''A. trinitatus'' is known from widely scattered locations, and from a single location on the island of Trinidad, which happens to be the type locality. This is described as "Trinidad ounty of St. George ... Arima Road, 3 miles above orth of Orth can refer to:
Places
* Orth, Minnesota, an unincorporated community in Nore Township, Minnesota, United States
* Orth an der Donau, a town in Gänserndorf, Lower Austria, Austria
* Orth House, a historic house in Winnetka, Illinois, United St ...
Simla esearch Station.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of ''A. trinitatus'' is forest, at altitudes of .[
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Reproduction
''Amerotyphlops trinitatus'' is oviparous
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References
Further reading
* Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". ''Caribbean Herpetology'' (49): 1-61. (''Amerotyphlops trinitatus'', new combination).
* Richmond ND (1965). "A new species of blind snake, ''Typhlops'', from Trinidad". ''Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington'' 78: 121-124. (''Typhlops trinitatus'', new species).
External links
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trinitatus
Reptiles of Trinidad and Tobago
Endemic fauna of Trinidad and Tobago
Reptiles described in 1965