Typhlops brongersmianus
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- Common names: Burrowing snake.
Typhlops brongersmianus is a harmless blind snake species found in South America. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
Found in South America from the island of Trinidad south through mainland South America (east of the Andes) as far as Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. In between it is also known to occur in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. The type locality given is "Barra de Itaipe, Ilheus, Bahia [Salvador]" [Brazil].[1]
[edit] Feeding
The diet consists primarily of ants, termites, and possibly other arthropods.
[edit] Reproduction
Reported to be oviparous.
[edit] Taxonomy
Because the original specific epithet was preoccupied by T. florensis brongersmai Mertens, 1920, it was renamed to T. brongersmianus in 1976.[1]
[edit] See also
- List of typhlopid species and subspecies.
- Typhlops by common name.
- Typhlops by taxonomic synonyms.
- Typhlopidae by common name.
- Typhlopidae by taxonomic synonyms.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c 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 brongersmianus (TSN 634605). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 31 August 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- Boos, Hans E.A. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
[edit] External links
- Typhlops brongersmianus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2007.
