Giant blind snake

The giant blind snake (Rena maxima) is a species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[3][4][2] The species is endemic to Mexico.

Giant blind snake
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Rena
Species:
R. maxima
Binomial name
Rena maxima
(Loveridge, 1932)
Synonyms[2]
  • Leptotyphlops maximus
    Loveridge, 1932
  • Rena maxima
    — Adalsteinsson et al., 2009

Geographic range

R. maxima is found in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, and Puebla.[2]

Description

The largest recorded specimen of R. maxima is a female with a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 33 cm (13 in) plus a tail 1.8 cm (0.71 in) long.[5]

Reproduction

R. maxima is oviparous.[2] Clutch size may be as large as seven eggs.[5]

References
  1. Canseco-Márquez, L.; Mendoza-Quijano, F. (2007). "Rena maxima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T64059A12740985. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T64059A12740985.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Rena maxima at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
  3. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (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).
  4. "Leptotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  5. Santos-Bibiano, Rufino; Florentino Melchior, Laura I.; Beltrán-Sánchez, Elizabeth; Méndez-de la Cruz, Fausto R. (2016). "Rena maxima (Giant Blindsnake). Clutch size and maximum length". Mesoamerican Herpetology 3 (2): 503-504.

Further reading
  • Adalsteinsson SA, Branch WR, Trape S, Vitt LJ, Hedges SB (2009). "Molecular phylogeny, classification, and biogeography of snakes of the family Leptotyphlopidae (Reptilia, Squamata)". Zootaxa 2244: 1-50. (Rena maxima, new combination).
  • Loveridge A (1932). "A New Worm Snake of the Genus Leptotyphlops from Guerrero, Mexico". Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 45: 151–152. (Leptotyphlops maximus, new species).


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