Grant's worm snake or Guanica blindsnake (Antillotyphlops granti) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.[1][3]
Etymology
The specific name, granti, is in honor of American herpetologist Chapman Grant.[4]
Geographic range
It is found in southwestern Puerto Rico, including Caja de Muertos, an island 8 miles (13 km) offshore from Ponce.[1][5]
References
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^ a b c Joglar, R. & Thomas, R. 2017. Antillotyphlops granti. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: e.T75607314A75608179. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T75607314A75608179.en. Downloaded on 9 August 2018.
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^ McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Touré, T'Shaka A. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp.
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^ a b Antillotyphlops granti at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 12 October 2020.
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops granti, p. 106).
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^ Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 214 pp. (Typhlops granti, p. 197).