| 词条 | Rena dulcis |
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| image = Leptotyphlops dulcis.jpg | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | genus = Rena | species = dulcis | authority = Baird & Girard, 1853 | synonyms = *Rena dulcis {{small|Baird & Girard, 1853}}
| synonyms_ref =[2][3] }}Rena dulcis, also known commonly as the Texas blind snake, the Texas slender blind snake, or the Texas threadsnake[3], is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to the Southwestern United States and adjacent northern Mexico. Three subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[3][4] DescriptionThe Texas blind snake appears much like a shiny earthworm. It is pinkish-brown (puce) in color with a deep sheen to its scales. It appears not to be segmented. The eyes are no more than two dark dots under the head scales. The mouth is small and set in an underbite. Adults can grow to approximately {{Convert|27|cm|in|abbr=on}} in total length, including the tail.[7] On the top of the head, between the ocular scales, L. dulcis has three scales (L. humilis has one scale).[5] BehaviorThe Texas blind snake spends the vast majority of its time buried in loose soil, only emerging to feed or when it rains and its habitat floods with water. It is often found after spring rains and mistaken for an earthworm. If handled it usually squirms around and tries to poke the tip of its tail into the handler. This is a completely harmless maneuver and likely serves as a distractive measure. The mouth is far too small to effectively bite a human being. Commensal behavior has been observed with the eastern screech owl in which the owl carries live Texas blind snakes back to the nest, where the snakes help to clean the nest of parasites.[6] DietThe diet of R. dulcis consists primarily of termite and ant larvae. Common namesCommon names for R. dulcis include the following: burrowing snake,[10] eastern worm snake,[10] plains blind snake, Texas blind snake, Texas Rena,[10] Texas slender blind snake, Texas threadsnake,[3] Texas worm snake,[10] worm snake.[7] Geographic rangeR. dulcis is found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. In the USA it occurs in southwestern Kansas, western Oklahoma including the panhandle, central and southern Texas, west through southern New Mexico to southeastern Arizona. In northern Mexico it has been reported in Chihuahua, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz, Querétaro, Hidalgo, and Puebla. The type locality given by Baird and Girard is "Between San Pedro and Camanche [sic] Springs, Tex." (Comanche Springs, Texas).[2] ConservationGauging wild blind snake populations is virtually impossible due to their secretive nature. However, like many other native Texas species, R. dulcis is known to be detrimentally affected by the red imported fire ant. SubspeciesThe following three subspecies are recognized as being valid.[4]
Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Rena. See also
References1. ^Hammerson GA, Frost DR, Santos-Barrera G (2007). "Rena dulcis ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2007: e.T64057A12740793. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64057A12740793.en. Downloaded on 25 July 2018. 2. ^1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (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). 3. ^1 2 {{ITIS|id=174336|taxon=Leptotyphlops dulcis |accessdate=30 August 2007}} 4. ^1 2 {{NRDB species|genus=Rena|species=dulcis}} 5. ^1 Smith HM, Brodie ED Jr (1982). Reptiles of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. New York: Golden Press. 240 pp. {{ISBN|0-307-13666-3}}. (Leptotyphlops, pp. 136-137). 6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.earthtouchnews.com/natural-world/animal-behaviour/screech-owls-keep-blind-snakes-as-live-in-housekeepers/|title=Screech owls keep blind snakes as live-in housekeepers|last=Moscato|first=David|date=2017-02-27|work=Earth Touch News Network|access-date=2018-10-26|language=en}} 7. ^1 2 3 4 Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of Cornell University Press. 1,105 pp. (in 2 volumes). (Leptotyphlops dulcis, pp. 39-44, Figure 10, Map 7). Further reading
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