The Cayman Brac blind snake (Cubatyphlops epactius) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3][4]
| Cayman Brac blind snake | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Cubatyphlops |
| Species: | C. epactius
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| Binomial name | |
| Cubatyphlops epactius (Thomas, 1968)
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| Synonyms[2] | |
Geographic range
editC. epactius is endemic to the Cayman Islands.[2]
Habitat
editThe preferred habitats of C. epactius are coastal marine, supratidal, and forest at altitudes of 2–5 m (6.6–16.4 ft).[1]
Reproduction
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Echternacht S (2016). "Typhlops epactius (errata version published in 2017)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T75607275A115492357. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75607275A75608154.en. Downloaded on 12 August 2018.
- ^ a b c d Cubatyphlops epactius at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Typhlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ 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. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series), ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
Further reading
edit- Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61. (Cubatyphlops epactius, new combination, p. 46).
- Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1999). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. ISBN 978-0813010496. (Typhlops epactia, new status, p. 647).
- 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. 216 pp. (Typhlops biminiensis epactia, p. 196).
- Thomas R (1968). "The Typhlops biminiensis Group of Antillean Blind Snakes". Copeia 1968 (4): 713–722. (Typhlops biminiensis epactia, new subspecies, p. 715).