''Antillotyphlops'' is a

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snake Snakes are elongated limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (). Cladistically squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales much like other members of the group. Many species of snakes have s ...

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Typhlopidae The Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes. They are found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, and all mainland Australia and various islands. The rostral scale overhangs the mouth to form a shovel-like burrowing str ...

Distribution

The 12 species of the genus ''Antillotyphlops'' are found on

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islands.

Species

The following species are recognized as being valid.. www.reptile-database.org. *'' Antillotyphlops annae'' *'' Antillotyphlops catapontus'' *'' Antillotyphlops dominicanus'' *'' Antillotyphlops geotomus'' *''

Antillotyphlops granti 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. Etymology The specific name, ''granti'', is in honor of Amer ...

'' *'' Antillotyphlops guadeloupensis'' *'' Antillotyphlops hypomethes'' *'' Antillotyphlops monastus'' *'' Antillotyphlops monensis'' *'' Antillotyphlops naugus'' *'' Antillotyphlops platycephalus'' *'' Antillotyphlops richardi'' ''

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in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Antillotyphlops''.

Distribution

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