Biology:Thomas's blind snake

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Thomas's blind snake
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Mitophis
Species:
M. pyrites
Binomial name
Mitophis pyrites
Thomas, 1965
Synonyms

Leptotyphlops pyrites

Thomas's blind snake (Mitophis pyrites) is an endangered species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, where it is found in the Sud-Est Department in Haiti and Pedernales Province in the Dominican Republic.

References

  1. Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2016). "Mitophis pyrites". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75601781A75607599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75601781A75607599.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/75601781/75607599. Retrieved 18 November 2021. 
  2. 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. "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174335. Retrieved 29 August 2007. 
  4. Mitophis pyrites at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database

Wikidata ☰ Q3014613 entry