The giant blind snake (Rena maxima) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4][2] The species is endemic to Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Rena |
| Species: | R. maxima
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| Binomial name | |
| Rena maxima (Loveridge, 1932)
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Geographic range
editR. maxima is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla.[2]
Description
editThe largest recorded specimen of R. maxima is a female with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 33 cm (13 in) plus a tail 1.8 cm (0.71 in) long.[5]
Reproduction
editR. maxima is oviparous.[2] Clutch size may be as large as seven eggs.[5]
References
edit- ^ Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Rena maxima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64059A12740985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64059A12740985.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d Rena maxima at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ a b Santos-Bibiano, Rufino; Florentino Melchior, Laura I.; Beltrán-Sánchez, Elizabeth; Méndez-de la Cruz, Fausto R. (2016). "Rena maxima (Giant Blindsnake). Clutch size and maximum length". Mesoamerican Herpetology 3 (2): 503-504.
Further reading
edit- Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Rena maxima, new combination).
- Loveridge A (1932). "A New Worm Snake of the Genus Leptotyphlops from Guerrero, Mexico". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 45: 151–152. (Leptotyphlops maximus, new species).