Antillotyphlops geotomus (THOMAS, 1966)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Leeward Blindsnake, Montiserrat Worm Snake
Synonym	Typhlops monastus geotomus THOMAS 1966: 260 Typhlops geotomus — VIDAL et al. 2010 Typhlops geotomus — KORNILIOS et al. 2013 Antillotyphlops geotomus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops geotomus — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Antillotyphlops geotomus — NAGY et al. 2015 Typhlops geotomus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 762 Antillotyphlops geotomus — THORPE 2022
Distribution	Barbuda, Antigua (and Great Bird I.), St. Christopher, Nevis, St. Eustatius Type locality: 1 mi. N Carlisle, St. Mary’s Parish, Antigua, British West Indies.
Reproduction	oviparous (manual imputation, fide Zimin et al. 2022)
Types	Holotype: MCZ 81115, adult; paratypes: USNM, BMNH, INHS (= UIMNH), MCZ, ASFS
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A subspecies of T. monastus differing from the nominate race in having fewer middorsal scales, a higher degree of labial flare, and reduced pigmentation shown in the fewer pigmented scale rows and the lack of ventral caudal pigmentation. (Thomas 1966) Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 7530 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	For illustrations see Thomas, 1966; Thomas, 1976.
Etymology	Named after the Greek word for “ploughing”.
References	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 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 Thomas, R. 1966. Leeward Islands Typhlops (Reptilia, Serpentes). Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 79: 255-265. - get paper here Thorpe, R.S. 2022. Reptiles of the Lesser Antilles. Chimaira, Frankfurt, 608 pp. - get paper here 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 Wagensveld T, van Staa S, Butôt R 2020. Discovery of the Leeward Blindsnake, Antillotyphlops geotomus (Thomas,1966), on St. Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands. Caribbean Herpetology 69, 1-3 - get paper here Zimin, A., Zimin, S. V., Shine, R., Avila, L., Bauer, A., Böhm, M., Brown, R., Barki, G., de Oliveira Caetano, G. H., Castro Herrera, F., Chapple, D. G., Chirio, L., Colli, G. R., Doan, T. M., Glaw, F., Grismer, L. L., Itescu, Y., Kraus, F., LeBreton 2022. A global analysis of viviparity in squamates highlights its prevalence in cold climates. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 00, 1–16 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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