Typhlops capitulatus explained

Typhlops capitulatus, commonly known as the Haitian pale-lipped blind snake or Richmond's worm snake,^{[1] [2]} is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[3] The species is endemic to Haiti. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Geographic range

In Haiti, T. capitulatus is known from the Tiburon Peninsula.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred habitats of T. capitulatus are forest and shrubland, at altitudes of 19-.

Description

T. capitulatus is small-headed and slender-bodied. Dorsally, it is light brown. Ventrally, it is paler, with scattered white scales. The anal region and the ventral surface of the tail are white. The total length (including tail) of the holotype is 20.5cm (08.1inches), and the diameter at midbody is 4mm.^[5]

Reproduction

T. capitulatus is oviparous.^[2]

Further reading

• Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Typhlops capitulatus, p. 47).
• Richmond ND (1964). "The Blind Snakes (Typhlops) of Haiti with Descriptions of Three New Species". Breviora (202): 1-12. (Typhlops capitulatus, new species, pp. 2–3, Figure 1).
• Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. ("Typhlops capitulata [sic]", pp. 196–197).

Notes and References

1. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. iii + 296 pp. . ("Richmond", p. 221).
2. www.reptile-database.org.
3. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]
4. [Albert Schwartz (zoologist)|Schwartz]
5. [Neil D. Richmond|Richmond]