Amerotyphlops trinitatus


Amerotyphlops trinitatus, known commonly as the Trinidad blindsnake, Trinidad worm snake, and Trinidad burrowing snake, is a harmless blind snake species in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Description

A. trinitatus grows to a maximum total length of.

Geographic range

Found mostly on the island of Tobago, A. trinitatus is known from widely scattered locations, and from a single location on the island of Trinidad, which happens to be the type locality. This is described as "Trinidad ,... Arima Road, 3 miles above Asa [Wright Nature Centre|Simla] ".

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. trinitatus is forest, at altitudes of.

Reproduction

Amerotyphlops trinitatus is oviparous.