Montiserrat Worm Snake

Montiserrat Worm Snake
Montiserrat Worm Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: T. monastus
Thomas, 1966
Binomial name
Typhlops monastus
Subspecies
  • T. m. monastus - Thomas, 1966
  • T. m. geotomus - Thomas, 1966

The Montiserrat Worm Snake (Typhlops monastus) is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

It has a trunk length up to 258 mm, with a tail up to 44 mm long. Its dorsal surface is medium brown, with a lighter ventral surface. It is insectivorous and fossorial.

The nominate subspecies, T. m. monastus, is found on Montserrat. T. m. geotomus is found on Barbuda, Antigua, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.

References

  • Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999). Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. Macmillan Education Ltd.. pp. 67–68, 71, 75. ISBN 0-333-69141-5. 

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