Coffee worm snake
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The coffee worm snake (Amerotyphlops tenuis) is a harmless blind snake species found in Mexico and Guatemala.[1][2] No subspecies are currently recognized.[2][3]
Geographic range
It is found from Mexico (Veracruz) south to Guatemala (Alta and Baja Verapaz).[1][2] Earlier sources also include Honduras[4] whereas recent ones do not,[1][2][5] the Honduran endemic Amerotyphlops stadelmani was formerly included in this species.[6] The type locality given is "Coban [Cobán, Alta Verapaz] in Guatemala".[4][2]
Habitat
The species occurs in moist forests, degraded forests, and agricultural land from sea level to Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level. As a fossorial species, it is difficult to find, but it can be locally common.[1]
Conservation status
It is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[1] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is unknown. Year assessed: 2007.[7]
References
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- ↑ a b c d e Amerotyphlops tenuis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 January 2017.
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- ↑ Amerotyphlops stadelmani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 February 2017.
- ↑ 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.
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Further reading
- Salvin O (1860). "On the Reptiles of Guatemala". Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1860: 451-461. (Typhlops tenuis, new species, p. 454).