Grant's worm snake (Antillotyphlops granti), also known commonly as the Guanica blindsnake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.[1][3]

Grant's worm snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Antillotyphlops
Species:
A. granti
Binomial name
Antillotyphlops granti
(Ruthven & Gaige, 1935)
Synonyms[3]
  • Typhlops granti
    Ruthven & Gaige, 1935[2]
  • Antillotyphlops granti
    Hedges et al., 2014
  • Typhlops granti
    Pyron & Wallach, 2014

Etymology

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The specific name, granti, is in honor of American herpetologist Chapman Grant.[4]

Geographic range

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A. granti is found in southwestern Puerto Rico, including Caja de Muertos, an island 8 miles (13 km) offshore from Ponce.[1][5]

Habitat

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The preferred natural habitat of A. granti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 100 m (330 ft).[1]

Description

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A. granti may attain a total length (including a short tail) of 21 cm (8.3 in).[3]

Reproduction

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A. granti is oviparous.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Joglar R, Thomas R (2017). "Antillotyphlops granti ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T75607314A75608179. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75607314A75608179.en. Downloaded on 9 August 2018.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp.
  3. ^ a b c d Antillotyphlops granti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops granti, p. 106).
  5. ^ Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Typhlops granti, p. 197).

Further reading

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  • Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. (Antillotyphlops granti, new combination).
  • Ruthven AG, Gaige HT (1935). "Observations on Typhlops from Puerto Rico and some of the adjacent islands". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 307: 1–12. (Typhlops granti, new species, pp. 2–4, Figure 1).
  • Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496.