Biology:Mona worm snake

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Short description: Species of reptile

Mona worm snake
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Antillotyphlops
Species:
A. monensis
Binomial name
Antillotyphlops monensis
(Schmidt, 1926)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops monensis - Schmidt, 1926[2]

The Mona worm snake (Antillotyphlops monensis) is a harmless blind snake species is endemic to Mona Island in the West Indies. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

Geographic range

Known only from the type locality, which is given as "Mona Island, West Indies."[2]

See also

References

  1. Joglar, R. (2019). "Antillotyphlops monensis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (IUCN) 2019: e.T22606A77336201. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22606/77336201. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. "Typhlops monensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174344. Retrieved 31 August 2007. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q3007088 entry