Santander blind snake
| Santander blind snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Trilepida |
| Species: | T. nicefori
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| Binomial name | |
| Trilepida nicefori Dunn, 1946
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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The Santander blind snake (Trilepida nicefori) is a species of snake in the subfamily Epictinae[2] of the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4] The species is endemic to Colombia.
Etymology
The specific name, nicefori, is in honor of missionary Brother Nicéforo María (1888–1980), born Antoine Rouhaire in France, who established a natural history museum in Medellín, Colombia.[5]
Geographic distribution
Trilepida nicefori is known only from Santander Department, Colombia.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of Trilepida nicefori is forest, at elevations of 1,750–1,824 m (5,741–5,984 ft).[1]
Description
Trilepida nicefori is a very small snake. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of 10.5 cm (4.1 in). It is uniform brown dorsally, and beige ventrally.[2]
Behavior
Trilepida nicefori is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Diet
Trilepida nicefori preys upon termites and also eats insect larvae.[1]
Reproduction
Trilepida nicefori is oviparous.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Caicedo, J.; Calderón, M.; Ines Hladki, A.; Ramírez Pinilla, M.; Renjifo, J.; Urbina, N.; Wallach, V. (2015). "Trilepida nicefori ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015 e.T178499A44954886. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T178499A44954886.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Species Trilepida nicefori at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Leptotyphlops nicefori, p. 190).
Further reading
- Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1–50. (Rena nicefori, new combination).
- Dunn ER (1946). "A New Snake from the Eastern Andes of Colombia". Caldasia 4 (17): 121–122. (Leptotyphlops nicefori, new species).
- Hedges SB (2011). "The type species of the threadsnake genus Tricheilostoma Jan revisited (Squamata, Leptotyphlopidae)". Zootaxa 3027: 63–64. (Trilepida nicefori, new combination, p. 63).
- Pinto, Roberta Richard; Passos, Paulo; Caicedo Portilla, José Rances; Arrendondo, Juan Camilo; Fernandes, Ronaldo (2010). "Taxonomy of the threadsnakes of the tribe Epictini (Squamata: Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) in Colombia". Zootaxa 2724: 1–28. (Tricheilostoma nicefori, new combination).