Amerotyphlops brongersmianus, known commonly as Brongersma's worm snake or the South American striped blindsnake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to South America and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]
The specific name, brongersmianus, is in honor of Dutch herpetologist Leo Brongersma.[5]
A. brongersmianus is found in South America (and the Caribbean island of Trinidad) south through mainland South America (east of the Andes) as far as Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. In between it is also known to occur in Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay.
The type locality given is "Barra de Itaipe, Ilheus, Bahia [Salvador]", [Brazil].[2]
The preferred natural habitats of A. brongersmianus are forest and savanna.[1]
A. brongersmianus may attain a total length (including tail) of 32.5 cm (12.8 in). It has 20 scale rows around the body. The number of dorsal scales from the rostral scale to the terminal spine is, on average, 232.[3]
The diet of A. brongersmianus from a semideciduous forest in Central Brazil consisted of ants of all stages of development, while earlier studies also mention termites and unspecified insects.[6]
The species A. brongersmianus is oviparous.[1][3]
Amerotyphlops brongersmianus, known commonly as Brongersma's worm snake or the South American striped blindsnake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to South America and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Typhlops brongersmianus Typhlops generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Typhlopidae familian sailkatuta dago.
Typhlops brongersmianus Typhlops generoko animalia da. Narrastien barruko Typhlopidae familian sailkatuta dago.
Amerotyphlops brongersmianus est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Typhlopidae[1].
Cette espèce se rencontre en Colombie, dans le Nord-Est du Venezuela, sur l'île de Trinité, au Brésil, au Pérou, en Bolivie et dans le nord de l'Argentine[1].
L'holotype d'Amerotyphlops brongersmianus[2] mesure 214 mm dont 7 mm pour la queue.
Cette espèce est nommée en l'honneur de Leo Daniël Brongersma[2].
Amerotyphlops brongersmianus est une espèce de serpents de la famille des Typhlopidae.
Amerotyphlops brongersmianus adalah sejenis ular buta anggota suku Typhlopidae yang menyebar terbatas (endemik) di Amerika Tengah dan Selatan. Mangsa ular ini adalah serangga tanah dan artropoda.
Lokalitas tipe: “Barra de Itaipe, Ilheus, Bahia, Brasil”.[3]
Tersebar di Amerika Selatan: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazilia, Kolombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, dan Venezuela.[3][4]
Amerotyphlops brongersmianus adalah sejenis ular buta anggota suku Typhlopidae yang menyebar terbatas (endemik) di Amerika Tengah dan Selatan. Mangsa ular ini adalah serangga tanah dan artropoda.
Lokalitas tipe: “Barra de Itaipe, Ilheus, Bahia, Brasil”.
