Antillotyphlops monensis, the Mona worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species is endemic to Mona Island in the West Indies. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Antillotyphlops |
Species: | A. monensis
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Binomial name | |
Antillotyphlops monensis (Schmidt, 1926)
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Synonyms | |
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Geographic range
editKnown only from the type locality, which is given as "Mona Island, West Indies."[2]
References
edit- ^ Joglar, R. (2019). "Antillotyphlops monensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T22606A77336201. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T22606A77336201.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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).
- ^ "Typhlops monensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
External links
edit- Antillotyphlops monensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2007.