Typhlops syntherus

Typhlops syntherus (common names: Barahona Peninsula blindsnake,[1] Barahona worm snake [2]) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4][2] It is endemic to the island of Hispaniola and occurs in both Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[1][2] It is oviparous.[2] It is a relatively common species but occurs in an area with dense human population where it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Typhlops syntherus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species:
T. syntherus
Binomial name
Typhlops syntherus
Thomas, 1965

References

  1. IUCN (2016). "Typhlops syntherus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Typhlops syntherus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2017.
  3. "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
  4. McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; TourĂ©, T'Shaka A. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 978-1-893777-00-2.


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