The Samaná threadsnake (Mitophis calypso) is a critically endangered species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2] It is endemic to the Samaná Peninsula in the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola.[1]

Samaná threadsnake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Mitophis
Species:
M. calypso
Binomial name
Mitophis calypso
(Thomas, McDiarmid, & Thompson, 1985)
Synonyms

Leptotyphlops calypso

References

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  1. ^ a b Hedges, B.; Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Mitophis calypso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T75601065A115484371. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  2. ^ Mitophis calypso at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database