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Thomas's blind snake

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Thomas's blind snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Mitophis
Species:
M. pyrites
Binomial name
Mitophis pyrites
Thomas, 1965
Synonyms

Leptotyphlops pyrites

Thomas's blind snake (Mitophis pyrites) is an endangered species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, where it is found in the Sud-Est Department in Haiti and Pedernales Province in the Dominican Republic.

References

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  1. ^ Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2016). "Mitophis pyrites". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T75601781A75607599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75601781A75607599.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. ^ Mitophis pyrites at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database