Antillotyphlops monastus (THOMAS, 1966)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Montserrat Blindsnake, Montiserrat Worm Snake
Synonym	Typhlops monastus THOMAS 1966: 257 Typhlops monastus monastus THOMAS 1966 Typhlops monastus — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 652 Typhlops monastus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 111 Typhlops monastus — KORNILIOS et al. 2013 Antillotyphlops monastus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops monastus — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Antillotyphlops monastus — NAGY et al. 2015 Typhlops monastus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 767
Distribution	Montserrat Type locality: Between Lawyer's River and Cassava Ghaut, St. Peter's Parish, Montserrat.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ 81112, adult male
Diagnosis	DESCRIPTION: Maximum TL 258 mm; TL/taillength 29-44; TL/midbody diameter 37-46; middorsal scales 329-394; scale rows 22-20 or 22-22 (2 of 65 Montserrat specimens); head shape rounded; rostral moderate to broad in dorsal aspect, oval, not flared on apex; postoculars 2. Coloration bicolor medium brown, dorsal pigmentation fading laterally, or abruptly dropping out along midlateral zone; darker centers of scales often produce lineate effect (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 652).
Comment	For illustrations see Thomas, 1966; Thomas, 1976. Subspecies: Typhlops monastus geotomus THOMAS 1966 is now treated as a full species.
Etymology	Named after the Greek word for monastery.
References	Daltry, Jennifer C. 2007. An introduction to the herpetofauna of Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda, with some conservation recommendations. Applied Herpetology 4 (2): 97-130. - get paper here Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61 - get paper here Kornilios, P.; S. Giokas, P. Lymberakis, R. Sindaco 2013. Phylogenetic position, origin and biogeography of Palearctic and Socotran blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68 (1): 35–41 - get paper here Malhotra, A. & Thorpe, R.S. 1999. Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean. MacMillan, London & Oxford McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp. NAGY, ZOLTÁN T.; ANGELA B. MARION, FRANK GLAW, AURÉLIEN MIRALLES,<br />JOACHIM NOPPER, MIGUEL VENCES & S. BLAIR HEDGES 2015. Molecular systematics and undescribed diversity of Madagascan scolecophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes). Zootaxa 4040 (1): 031–047 - get paper here Pyron, R.A. & Wallach, V. 2014. Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zootaxa 3829 (1): 001–081 - get paper here Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp. Thomas, R. 1966. Leeward Islands Typhlops (Reptilia, Serpentes). Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 79: 255-265. - get paper here Thomas, R. 1976. Systematics of Antillean blind snakes of the genus Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Ph.D. Thesis, Louisiana State Univ.: xvi + 288pp. Vidal, Nicolas; Julie Marin, Marina Morini, Steve Donnellan, William R. Branch, Richard Thomas, Miguel Vences, Addison Wynn, Corinne Cruaud and S. Blair Hedges 2010. Blindsnake evolutionary tree reveals long history on Gondwana. Biology Letters 6: 558–561 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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