Coffee worm snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Amerotyphlops |
Species: | A. tenuis
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Binomial name | |
Amerotyphlops tenuis (
Salvin, 1860)
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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The coffee worm snake (Amerotyphlops tenuis) is a harmless blind snake species found in Mexico and Guatemala. [1] [3] No subspecies are currently recognized. [3] [4]
It is found from Mexico ( Veracruz) south to Guatemala (Alta and Baja Verapaz). [1] [3] Earlier sources also include Honduras [2] whereas recent ones do not, [1] [3] [5] the Honduran endemic Amerotyphlops stadelmani was formerly included in this species. [6] The type locality given is "Coban [Cobán, Alta Verapaz] in Guatemala". [2] [3]
The species occurs in moist forests, degraded forests, and agricultural land from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level. As a fossorial species, it is difficult to find, but it can be locally common. [1]
It is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001). [1] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is unknown. Year assessed: 2007. [7]
Coffee worm snake | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Amerotyphlops |
Species: | A. tenuis
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Binomial name | |
Amerotyphlops tenuis (
Salvin, 1860)
| |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
|
The coffee worm snake (Amerotyphlops tenuis) is a harmless blind snake species found in Mexico and Guatemala. [1] [3] No subspecies are currently recognized. [3] [4]
It is found from Mexico ( Veracruz) south to Guatemala (Alta and Baja Verapaz). [1] [3] Earlier sources also include Honduras [2] whereas recent ones do not, [1] [3] [5] the Honduran endemic Amerotyphlops stadelmani was formerly included in this species. [6] The type locality given is "Coban [Cobán, Alta Verapaz] in Guatemala". [2] [3]
The species occurs in moist forests, degraded forests, and agricultural land from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level. As a fossorial species, it is difficult to find, but it can be locally common. [1]
It is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001). [1] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is unknown. Year assessed: 2007. [7]