}}The coffee worm snake (Amerotyphlops tenuis) is a harmless blind snake species found in Mexico and Guatemala.[1][ No subspecies are currently recognized.][[3]]
Geographic range
It is found from Mexico (Veracruz) south to Guatemala (Alta and Baja Verapaz).[1][ Earlier sources also include Honduras[2] whereas recent ones do not,[1]][[13] the Honduran endemic Amerotyphlops stadelmani was formerly included in this species.[14] The type locality given is "Coban [Cobán, Alta Verapaz] in Guatemala".[2]]
Habitat
The species occurs in moist forests, degraded forests, and agricultural land from sea level to {{convert|800|m|abbr=on}} 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.[4]
See also
- List of typhlopid species and subspecies.
- {{c|Typhlops by common name}}.
- {{c|Typhlops by taxonomic synonyms}}.
- {{c|Typhlopidae by common name}}.
- {{c|Typhlopidae by taxonomic synonyms}}.
References
1. ^1 2 3 4 5 {{cite journal | author = Lopez-Luna, M.A. | title = Amerotyphlops tenuis | journal = IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | volume= 2013 | page = e.T64295A3134462 | year = 2013 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T64295A3134462.en }}
2. ^1 2 {{cite book| author = McDiarmid, Roy W.| author2 = Campbell, Jonathan A.| author3 = Touré, T'Shaka A.| author-link2 = Jonathan A. Campbell |title = Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1| publisher = Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. | year = 1999| isbn = 978-1-893777-00-2 }}
3. ^{{ITIS |id=634693 |taxon=Typhlops tenuis |accessdate=1 February 2017}}
4. ^{{Redlist CC2001|date=15 September|year=2007}}
5. ^1 {{NRDB species|genus=Amerotyphlops|species=stadelmani |accessdate=1 February 2017}}
6. ^1 {{cite journal |last1=McCranie |first1=James R. |year=2015 |title=A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed |journal=Zootaxa |volume=3931 |issue=3 |pages=352–386 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.2|pmid=25781832 }}