| St. Lucia threadsnake | |
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| Photograph by Dr. Blair Hedges, Penn State. | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Tetracheilostoma |
| Species: | T. breuili
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| Binomial name | |
| Tetracheilostoma breuili
Hedges, 2008
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| Synonyms [2] | |
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The St. Lucia threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma breuili) is a species of blind snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to the West Indies.
Etymology
The specific name, breuili, is in honor of French herpetologist Michel Breuil. [3]
Geographic range
T. breuili is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia. [4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. breuili is forest, at altitudes of 40–60 m (130–200 ft). [1]
Description
T. breuili can reach a total length (including tail) of 119 mm (4.7 in). It is dark brown with two yellowish lateral stripes, like the closely related L. bilineatus ( Martinique) and L. carlae ( Barbados). It differs from those two species by having two spots behind its head, and a dark tail. [4]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Daltry JC (2016). "Tetracheilostoma breuili (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203636A115351355. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203636A2769291.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2018.
- ^ a b Species Tetracheilostoma breuili at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops breuili, p. 38).
- ^ a b Hedges SB (2008), "At the lower size limit in snakes: two new species of threadsnakes (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae: Leptotyphlops) from the Lesser Antilles" (PDF), Zootaxa, 1841: 1–30, doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1841.1.1, retrieved March 5, 2010 (Leptotyphlops breuili, new species, p. 9 + Figure 1B).
External links
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Media related to
Tetracheilostoma breuili at Wikimedia Commons - Leptotyphlops breuili at the Encyclopedia of Life
Further reading
- Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Tracheilostoma breuili, new combination).
| St. Lucia threadsnake | |
|---|---|
|
| |
| Photograph by Dr. Blair Hedges, Penn State. | |
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Tetracheilostoma |
| Species: | T. breuili
|
| Binomial name | |
| Tetracheilostoma breuili
Hedges, 2008
| |
| Synonyms [2] | |
| |
The St. Lucia threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma breuili) is a species of blind snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is native to the West Indies.
Etymology
The specific name, breuili, is in honor of French herpetologist Michel Breuil. [3]
Geographic range
T. breuili is endemic to the Caribbean island-nation of Saint Lucia. [4]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of T. breuili is forest, at altitudes of 40–60 m (130–200 ft). [1]
Description
T. breuili can reach a total length (including tail) of 119 mm (4.7 in). It is dark brown with two yellowish lateral stripes, like the closely related L. bilineatus ( Martinique) and L. carlae ( Barbados). It differs from those two species by having two spots behind its head, and a dark tail. [4]
Reproduction
References
- ^ a b Daltry JC (2016). "Tetracheilostoma breuili (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T203636A115351355. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T203636A2769291.en. Downloaded on 26 July 2018.
- ^ a b Species Tetracheilostoma breuili at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops breuili, p. 38).
- ^ a b Hedges SB (2008), "At the lower size limit in snakes: two new species of threadsnakes (Squamata: Leptotyphlopidae: Leptotyphlops) from the Lesser Antilles" (PDF), Zootaxa, 1841: 1–30, doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.1841.1.1, retrieved March 5, 2010 (Leptotyphlops breuili, new species, p. 9 + Figure 1B).
External links
-
Media related to
Tetracheilostoma breuili at Wikimedia Commons
- Leptotyphlops breuili at the Encyclopedia of Life
Further reading
- Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Tracheilostoma breuili, new combination).