Dugand's blind snake explained

Dugand's blind snake (Trilepida dugandi) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.^[1] The species is endemic to South America.^[2]

Etymology

The specific name, dugandi, is in honor of Colombian naturalist Armando Dugand.^[3]

Geographic range

T. dugandi is found in Atlántico Department, Colombia.^{[2] [4]}

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of T. dugandi are forest and shrubland, at altitudes from sea level to, but it has also been found in rural gardens.

Description

Dorsally, T. dugandi is brown with seven dark copper stripes. Ventrally, it is cream-colored.^[2]

Reproduction

T. dugandi is oviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the Family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Tricheilostoma dugandi, new combination).
• Dunn ER (1944). "A Review of the Colombian Snakes of the Families Typhlopidae and Leptotyphlopidae". Caldasia 3 (11): 47–55. (Leptotyphlops dugandi, new species, pp. 52–53).
• Hedges SB (2011). "The type species of the threadsnake genus Tricheilostoma Jan revisited (Squamata, Leptotyphlopidae)". Zootaxa 3027: 63–64. (Trilepida dugandi, new combination).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]
2. . www.reptile-database.org.
3. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
4. [:es:Marcos Abraham Freiberg|Freiberg M]