Typhlops titanops THOMAS, 1989

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Typhlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Big-eyed Blindsnake, Titan Worm Snake
Synonym	Typhlops titanops THOMAS 1989: 415 Typhlops titanops — SCHWARTZ & HENDERSON 1991: 661 Typhlops titanops — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 122 Typhlops titanops — DOMINGUEZ et al. 2013 Typhlops titanops — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops titanops — WALLACH et al. 2014: 773
Distribution	Hispaniola (SE Haiti, SW Dominican Republic) Type locality: El Mulito on Rio El Mulito, 18 km N Pedernales, Pedernales Province, República Dominicana, 500 ft. (152 m).
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: KU 208812.
Diagnosis	DESCRIPTION: Maximum TL 216 mm; TL/taillength 21-23 in males, 26-34 in females; TL/midbody diameter 25-30; middorsal scale rows 231-264; scale rows 20-18 (reduction occurring posterior to midbody); head shape round; rostral narrow in dorsal aspect, parallel, waisted to oval, no apical flare, minimal labial flare; postoculars 2, rarely 1 or 3. Coloration bicolor with dorsal pigmentation (gray-brown to tan) fading over midlateral zone to unpigmented venter; pigment not extending onto rostral, postnasals, or anterior parts of preoculars; no collar of pigment across throat (Schwartz & Henderson 1991: 661).
Comment	For illustrations see Thomas, 1989.
References	Domínguez, Michel and Raúl E Díaz 2011. Taxonomy of the Blind Snakes Associated with Typhlops lumbricalis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Scolecophidia, Typhlopidae) from the Bahamas Islands and Cuba. Herpetologica 67 (2): 194-211. - get paper here DOMÍNGUEZ, MICHEL; ANSEL FONG G. & MANUEL ITURRIAGA 2013. A new blind snake (Typhlopidae) from Northeastern Cuba. Zootaxa 3681: 136–146 - 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 McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp. Schwartz, A. & Henderson, R.W. 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. University of Florida Press, Gainesville, 720 pp. Thomas R. Powell R. 1995. Typhlops titanops. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles (620): 1-2 - get paper here Thomas, R. 1989. The relationships of Antillean Typhlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) and the description of three new Hispaniolan species, p. 409-432. In C. A. Woods (ed.), Biogeography of the West Indies: Past, Present, and Future. Sandhill Crane Press, Gainesville, Florida. 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 Google images

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