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| Thomas's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Mitophis |
| Species: | M. pyrites |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitophis pyrites Thomas, 1965 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptotyphlops pyrites | |
Thomas's blind snake (Mitophis pyrites) is an endangered species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, where it is found in the Sud-Est Department in Haiti and Pedernales Province in the Dominican Republic.
References
[edit]- ↑ Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2016). "Mitophis pyrites". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T75601781A75607599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75601781A75607599.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ↑ "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ↑ Mitophis pyrites at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database