Samaná threadsnake
The Samaná threadsnake (Mitophis calypso) is a critically endangered species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2] It is endemic to the Samaná Peninsula in the Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola.[1]
Samaná threadsnake | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
Genus: | Mitophis |
Species: | M. calypso |
Binomial name | |
Mitophis calypso (Thomas, McDiarmid, & Thompson, 1985) | |
Synonyms | |
Leptotyphlops calypso |
References
- Hedges, B.; Landestoy, M.; Inchaustegui, S. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Mitophis calypso". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T75601065A115484371. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- Mitophis calypso at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
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