Typhlops monensis

Typhlops monensis
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: T. monensis
Binomial name
Typhlops monensis
Schmidt, 1926
Synonyms
  • Typhlops monensis - Schmidt, 1926[1]
Common names: Mona blind snake, Mona blindsnake.[2]

Typhlops monensis is a harmless blind snake species is endemic to Mona Island in the West Indies. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

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Geographic range

Known only from the type locality, which is given as "Mona Island, West Indies."[1]

Conservation status

This species is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species with the following criteria: D (v2.3, 1994).[3] This means that, even though this species is not Critically Endangered, it is facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future because the population is estimated to number less than 250 mature individuals. Year assessed: 1996.[4]


See also

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Biology portal
Amphibians and Reptiles portal


References

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ a b "Typhlops monensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174344. Retrieved 31 August 2007. 
  3. ^ Typhlops monensis at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 31 August 2007.
  4. ^ 1994 Categories & Criteria (version 2.3) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 31 August 2007.

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