Richard's worm snake

Richard's worm snake (Antillotyphlops richardi) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[3][4]

Richard's worm snake
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Antillotyphlops
Species:	A. richardi
Binomial name
Antillotyphlops richardi (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops richardii A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844 Typhlops richardii — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999 Antillotyphlops richardi — Hedges et al., 2014

Etymology

The specific name, richardi, is in honor of either of two French Botanists, Louis Claude Marie Richard or his son Achille Richard.^[5]

Geographic range

It is endemic to the Caribbean, where it is found on Anegada in the British Virgin Islands, on the Turks and Caicos Islands, and on the United States Virgin Islands.^[2]