Kingdom Animalia Class Reptilia Infraorder Scolecophidia Scientific name Leptotyphlops goudotii Rank Species | Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Family Leptotyphlopidae Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | |
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Similar Epictia, Leptotyphlops, Scaled reptiles, Guyana blind snake, Leptotyphlops macrolepis | ||
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Leptotyphlops goudotii, or the black blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Middle America.
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Leptotyphlops goudotii
Etymology
The specific name, goudotii, is in honor of French naturalist Justin-Marie Goudot.
Geographic range
In Central America, L. goudotii is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Oaxaca), Nicaragua, and Panama.
In South America, it is found in western Colombia, Venezuela, and on associated islands.
Subspecies
Three subspecies are recognized as valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Leptotyphlops.
The subspecific name, bakewelli, is in honor of Anderson Bakewell (1913-1999), an American Jesuit priest, who collected the type specimen.