Typhlops trinitatus
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Typhlops trinitatus is a harmless blind snake species found in Trinidad and Tobago. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Description
Grows to a maximum length of 24 cm.[3]
[edit] Geographic range
Found mostly on the island of Tobago, where it is known from widely scattered locations, and from a single location on the island of Trinidad, which happens to be the type locality. This is described as "Trinidad [County of St. George], ... Arima Road, 3 miles above [north of] Simla [Research Station]."[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 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).
- ^ a b Typhlops trinitatus (TSN 206982). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 1 September 2007.
- ^ a b Boos HEA. (2001). The snakes of Trinidad and Tobago. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX. ISBN 1-58544-116-3.
[edit] External links
- Typhlops trinitatus at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.
