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Antillotyphlops annae)
| Saint Barts blind snake | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Antillotyphlops |
| Species: | A. annae
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| Binomial name | |
| Antillotyphlops annae (
Breuil, 1999)
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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The Saint Barts blind snake (Antillotyphlops annae) is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy, an overseas collectivity of France. The species was first described in 1999, and it is still not well known.
Etymology
The specific name, annae, is in honor of Anne Breuil, who is the wife of the describer. [3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. annae is forest. [1]
Reproduction
See also
References
- ^ a b Powell R, Dewynter M (2016). "Typhlops annae (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75607015A115491936. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75607015A75608119.en. Downloaded on 09 August 2018.
- ^ a b Species Antillotyphlops annae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops annae, p. 9).
External links
- Lorvelec, Olivier; Pascal, Michel; Pavis, Claudie; Feldmann, Philippe (2007). "Amphibians and reptiles of the French West Indies: Inventory, threats and conservation". Applied Herpetology. 4 (2): 131–161. doi: 10.1163/157075407780681356. S2CID 54651514.
Further reading
- Breuil M (1999). "Nouvelle espèce du genre Typhlops, (Serpentes, Typhlopidae) de l'île de Saint-Barthélemy , comparison avec les autres espèces des Petites Antilles [= New species of the genus Typhlops, (Serpentes, Typhlopidae) from the island of Saint-Barthélemy, comparison with the other species of the Lesser Antilles]". Bulletin mensuel de la Societé linnéenne de Lyon 68 (2): 30–40. (Typhlops annae, new species). (in French with an abstract in English).
- Hedges, Stephen B.; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Antillotyphlops annae, new combination).
(Redirected from
Antillotyphlops annae)
| Saint Barts blind snake | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Antillotyphlops |
| Species: | A. annae
|
| Binomial name | |
| Antillotyphlops annae (
Breuil, 1999)
| |
| Synonyms [2] | |
| |
The Saint Barts blind snake (Antillotyphlops annae) is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to the Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy, an overseas collectivity of France. The species was first described in 1999, and it is still not well known.
Etymology
The specific name, annae, is in honor of Anne Breuil, who is the wife of the describer. [3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. annae is forest. [1]
Reproduction
See also
References
- ^ a b Powell R, Dewynter M (2016). "Typhlops annae (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75607015A115491936. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75607015A75608119.en. Downloaded on 09 August 2018.
- ^ a b Species Antillotyphlops annae at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops annae, p. 9).
External links
- Lorvelec, Olivier; Pascal, Michel; Pavis, Claudie; Feldmann, Philippe (2007). "Amphibians and reptiles of the French West Indies: Inventory, threats and conservation". Applied Herpetology. 4 (2): 131–161. doi: 10.1163/157075407780681356. S2CID 54651514.
Further reading
- Breuil M (1999). "Nouvelle espèce du genre Typhlops, (Serpentes, Typhlopidae) de l'île de Saint-Barthélemy , comparison avec les autres espèces des Petites Antilles [= New species of the genus Typhlops, (Serpentes, Typhlopidae) from the island of Saint-Barthélemy, comparison with the other species of the Lesser Antilles]". Bulletin mensuel de la Societé linnéenne de Lyon 68 (2): 30–40. (Typhlops annae, new species). (in French with an abstract in English).
- Hedges, Stephen B.; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Antillotyphlops annae, new combination).