Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Scientific name Typhlops richardii | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | |
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Typhlops richardii, commonly known as Richard's blind snake or Richard's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.
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Etymology
The specific name, richardii, is in honor of either of two French Botanists, Louis Claude Marie Richard or his son Achille Richard.
Geographic range
T. richardii is endemic to the Caribbean, where it is found on Anegada in the British Virgin Islands, on the Turks and Caicos Islands, and on the United States Virgin Islands.
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