Amerotyphlops trinitatus

Amerotyphlops trinitatus, known commonly as the Trinidad blindsnake,^[3] Trinidad worm snake,^[4] and Trinidad burrowing snake,^[5] is a harmless blind snake species in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.^[4]

Amerotyphlops trinitatus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Amerotyphlops
Species:	A. trinitatus
Binomial name
Amerotyphlops trinitatus (Richmond, 1965)[2]
Synonyms[3]
Typhlops trinitatus Richmond, 1965 Amerotyphlops trinitatus — Hedges et al., 2014 Typhlops trinitatus — Wallach et al., 2014

Description

A. trinitatus grows to a maximum total length (including tail) of 24 cm (9.4 in).^[5]

Geographic range

Found mostly on the island of Tobago, A. trinitatus is known from widely scattered locations, and from a single location on the island of Trinidad, which happens to be the type locality. This is described as "Trinidad [County of St. George], ... Arima Road, 3 miles above [north of] Simla [Research Station]".^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. trinitatus is forest, at altitudes of 10–300 m (33–984 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Amerotyphlops trinitatus is oviparous.^[3]