Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Genus Typhlops Phylum Chordata Order Scaled reptiles | Class Reptilia Family Typhlopidae Scientific name Typhlops monastus Rank Species | |
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The Montiserrat Worm Snake (Typhlops monastus) is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
It has a trunk length up to 258 mm, with a tail up to 44 mm long. Its dorsal surface is medium brown, with a lighter ventral surface. It is insectivorous and fossorial.
The nominate subspecies, T. m. monastus, is found on Montserrat. T. m. geotomus is found on Barbuda, Antigua, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
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