| Typhlops syntherus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Typhlops |
| Species: | T. syntherus |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlops syntherus Thomas, 1965 | |
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]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Landestoy, M.; Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S. (2016). "Typhlops syntherus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T178255A77338641. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T178255A77338641.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 Typhlops syntherus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 20 April 2017.
- ↑ "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ↑ McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Touré, 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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