Typhlops brongersmianus

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iBurrowing Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: T. brongersmianus
Binomial name
Typhlops brongersmianus
Duméril & Bibron, 1844

Typhlops brongersmianus, the Burrowing Snake, is a small burrowing snake. It is found in South America and Trinidad and Tobago. T. brongersmianus feeds primarily on ants, termites, and possibly other arthropods. The species is reported to be oviparous.

[edit] References

Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.