Typhlops hectus

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Tiburon Peninsula Blindsnake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species:
T. hectus
Binomial name
Typhlops hectus
Thomas [fr], 1974[2]

Typhlops hectus (common names: Tiburon Peninsula blind snake,

endemic to southwestern Haiti and is known from the Tiburon Peninsula and the island of Grand Cayemite, with an isolated record from Gonâve Island.[1] Specimens of uncertain status are known further northeast, in an area extending into the Dominican Republic; whether these belong to Typhlops hectus or an undescribed species is pending further investigations.[6]

Description

The total length in adults varies between 135–218 mm (5.3–8.6 in).

dorsum to the unpigmented venter. In other specimens, the transition occurs closer to the venter, with some specimens being almost entirely pigmented.[2]

Typhlops hectus is

oviparous.[3]

Habitat and conservation

Typhlops hectus is a

above sea level.[1]

Typhlops hectus is an occasionally encountered species. Its population is considered to be severely fragmented. It is threatened by

habitat loss caused by agriculture expansion, charcoal production, and wood harvesting.[1]

References

  1. ^
    doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178705A77339745.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Thomas, R. (1974). "A new species of Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) from Hispaniola". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 87: 11–18.
  3. ^ a b c Typhlops hectus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  5. ISBN 978-1-893777-00-2
    .
  6. ^
    doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1400.1.1
    .
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