Mona worm snake

Mona worm snake
Scientific classification
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[1]

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.[2]

Geographic range

Known only from the type locality, which is given as "Mona Island, West Indies."[1]

Conservation status

This species is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: D (v2.3, 1994).[3] This means that, even though this species is not Critically Endangered, it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future because the population is estimated to number less than 250 mature individuals. Year assessed: 1996.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 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).
  2. ↑ "Typhlops monensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  3. ↑ Typhlops monensis at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 31 August 2007.
  4. ↑ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 31 August 2007.
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