- Source: Antillotyphlops
Antillotyphlops is a genus of snakes in the family Typhlopidae.
Distribution
The 12 species of the genus Antillotyphlops are found on Caribbean islands.
Species
The following species are recognized as being valid.
Antillotyphlops annae (Breuil, 1999)
Antillotyphlops catapontus (Thomas, 1966)
Antillotyphlops dominicanus (Stejneger, 1904)
Antillotyphlops geotomus (Thomas, 1966)
Antillotyphlops granti (Ruthven & Gaige, 1935)
Antillotyphlops guadeloupensis (Richmond, 1966)
Antillotyphlops hypomethes (Hedges & Thomas, 1991)
Antillotyphlops monastus (Thomas, 1966)
Antillotyphlops monensis (Schmidt, 1926)
Antillotyphlops naugus (Thomas, 1966)
Antillotyphlops platycephalus (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Antillotyphlops richardi (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Nota bene A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Antillotyphlops.
References
Further reading
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, new genus, pp. 44–46).