Grant's worm snake (Antillotyphlops granti), also known commonly as the Guanica blindsnake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.
Etymology
The specific name, granti, is in honor of American herpetologist Chapman Grant.
Geographic range
A. granti is found in southwestern Puerto Rico, including Caja de Muertos, an island offshore from Ponce.
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. granti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
Description
A. granti may attain a total length (including a short tail) of .
Reproduction
A. granti is oviparous.
References
Further reading
- Hedges SB, , , , (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1âÂÂ61. (Antillotyphlops granti, new combination).
- Ruthven AG, Gaige HT (1935). "Observations on Typhlops from Puerto Rico and some of the adjacent islands". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 307: 1âÂÂ12. (Typhlops granti, new species, pp. 2âÂÂ4, Figure 1).
- Schwartz A, (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. .