Grenada worm snake

Grenada worm snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Amerotyphlops
Species:
A. tasymicris
Binomial name
Amerotyphlops tasymicris
(Thomas, 1974)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops tasymicris

The Grenada worm snake or Grenada Bank blindsnake (Amerotyphlops tasymicris) is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Grenada, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

It reaches a total length of 180 mm. It has light lines on its dorsal surface, and its ventral surface is unpigmented.

References

Notes
  1. ^ Powell, R. & Henderson, R.W. (2017) [errata version of 2011 assessment]. "Amerotyphlops tasymicris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T194268A115333951. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T194268A8889835.en. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
Sources
  • Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. Macmillan Education Ltd. p. 108. ISBN 0-333-69141-5.


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