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snake Snakes are elongated, Limbless vertebrate, limbless, carnivore, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other Squamata, squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping Scale (zoology), scales. Ma ...

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Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ...

Distribution

The 12 species of the genus ''Antillotyphlops'' are found on

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Species

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Antillotyphlops annae The Saint Barts blind snake (''Antillotyphlops annae'') is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy, an overseas collectivity of France. The species was first describ ...

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Antillotyphlops catapontus ''Antillotyphlops catapontus'' is a species of snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scale ...

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Antillotyphlops dominicanus The Dominican blind snake or Dominican worm snake (''Antillotyphlops dominicanus'') is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Dominica, in the Lesser Antilles. It is widespread, mainly in coastal xeric woodlan ...

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Antillotyphlops geotomus ''Antillotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Antillotyphlops'' are found on Caribbean islands. Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database. ...

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Antillotyphlops granti Grant's worm snake or Guanica blindsnake (''Antillotyphlops granti'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico. Etymology The specific name, ''granti'', is in honor of American herpetologist Chapma ...

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Antillotyphlops guadeloupensis The Guadeloupe blind snake or Guadeloupe worm snake (''Typhlops guadeloupensis'') is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Guadeloupe, located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is fairly widespread on the main islands of Basse-Terre and ...

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Antillotyphlops hypomethes The Puerto Rican coastal blind snake (''Antillotyphlops hypomethes'') is a species of snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote v ...

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Antillotyphlops monastus The Montserrat worm snake (''Antillotyphlops 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 brow ...

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Antillotyphlops monensis ''Antillotyphlops monensis'', the Mona worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species is endemic to Mona Island in the West Indies. No subspecies are currently recognized. Geographic range Known only from the type locality, which is given as " ...

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Antillotyphlops naugus ''Antillotyphlops'' is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae. Distribution The 12 species of the genus ''Antillotyphlops'' are found on Caribbean islands. Species The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database ...

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Antillotyphlops platycephalus The flathead worm snake (''Antillotyphlops platycephalus'') is a species of snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates ...

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Antillotyphlops richardi Richard's worm snake (''Antillotyphlops richardi'') is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. Etymology The specific name, ''richardi'', is in honor of either of two French Botanists, Louis Claude Marie Richard or his son Achille Richar ...

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Antillotyphlops''.

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