Typhlops syntherus

Typhlops syntherus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Reptilia
Order:Squamata
Suborder:Serpentes
Family:Typhlopidae
Genus:Typhlops
Species: T. syntherus
Binomial name
Typhlops syntherus
Thomas, 1965

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 2 3 4 IUCN (2016). "Typhlops syntherus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2016.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Typhlops syntherus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2017.
  3. "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  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. 511 pp. ISBN 978-1-893777-00-2.


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