Biology:Typhlops syntherus

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Short description: Species of snake


Typhlops syntherus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species:
T. syntherus
Binomial name
Typhlops syntherus

Typhlops syntherus (common names: Barahona Peninsula blindsnake,[1] Barahona worm snake [2]) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4][2] It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola and occurs in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[1][2] It is oviparous.[2] It is a relatively common species but occurs in an area with dense human population where it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Landestoy, M.; Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S. (2016). "Typhlops syntherus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T178255A77338641. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178255A77338641.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/178255/77338641. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Typhlops syntherus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2017.
  3. "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634657. 
  4. McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Touré, T'Shaka A. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. pp. 511 pp.. ISBN 978-1-893777-00-2. 

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