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Typhlops sulcatus COPE, 1868

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Higher TaxaTyphlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Hispaniolan Bicolored Blindsnake, Island Worm Snake 
SynonymTyphlops 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 
DistributionSW Hispaniola (S Haiti, SW Dominican Republic), Isla Alta Velo, Ile de la Conave, Ile Grande Cayemite, Navassa

Type locality: Navassa Island.  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: USNM 12371
Holotype: MCZ 62635 [haitiensis] 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions are available for collaborators and contributors. We will relaease that material sometime next year. Please contact us if you need any of this data earlier than that. 
CommentFor illustrations see Thomas, 1976.

Conservation: Described from a single specimen. May have become extinct in 1905. 
EtymologyNamed after Latin sulcus (= groove) in reference to the grooved appearance of the head scales of the holotype, which was shedding. 
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.
  • Reynolds, R. G., Brocca, J., Burgess, J., Castaño, P., Cabello, J. L., Gómez, J. E., & Keitt, B. 2026. Rapid assessment of the status of reptiles on Alto Velo Island, Dominican Republic. Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología, 9(3), e1674-595 - get paper here
  • 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.
 
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