Typhlops sulcatus COPE, 1868

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Hispaniolan Bicolored Blindsnake, Island Worm Snake
Synonym	Typhlops sulcatus COPE 1868:128 Typhlops haitiensis RICHMOND 1964: 5 Typhlops sulcata — THOMAS 1966: 264 Typhlops sulcata — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 658 Typhlops sulcatus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 120 Typhlops sulcatus — KORNILIOS et al. 2013 Typhlops sulcatus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops sulcatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 772
Distribution	SW Hispaniola (S Haiti, SW Dominican Republic), Isla Alta Velo, Ile de la Conave, Ile Grande Cayemite, Navassa Type locality: Navassa Island.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: USNM 12371 Holotype: MCZ 62635 [haitiensis]
Diagnosis
Comment	For illustrations see Thomas, 1976. Conservation: Described from a single specimen. May have become extinct in 1905.
References	Cope, E.D. 1868. An examination of the Reptilia and Batrachia obtained by the Orton Expedition to Equador and the Upper Amazon, with notes on other species. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 20: 96-140 - 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 Joseph-Ouni, M. 2006. Profiles of extinction #21: Typhlops sulcatus. Reptilia (GB) (47): 83 - 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 Legler, J.M. 1959. A new blind snake (genus Typhlops) from Cuba. Herpetologica 15 (2): 105-112 - get paper here McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp. Richmond, N. D. 1964. The blind snakes (Typhlops) of Haiti with descriptions of three new species. Breviora (202):1-12 - 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. Thomas, R. and R. Powell. 1994. Typhlops sulcatus. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (597) - get paper here Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/414817450742859 Google images

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