Haitian border threadsnake

Haitian border threadsnake

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Leptotyphlopidae
Genus: Mitophis
Species:
M. leptepileptus
Binomial name
Mitophis leptepileptus
(Thomas, McDiarmid and Thompson, 1985)
Synonyms

Leptotyphlops leptepilepta
Leptotyphlops leptipilepta
Leptotyphlops leptipileptus

The Haitian border threadsnake (Mitophis leptepileptus) is a possibly extinct species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae[2][3][4] endemic to Haiti.

Description

Last seen in 1984, the species was thought to be already rare, but intensive surveys in the area have not recorded it. If it is extinct, causes are certainly due to deforestation of its habitat and agricultural activities, which have intensified since its last collection.

References

  1. ^ Hedges, B.; Inchaustegui, S.; Landestoy, M. (2017) [errata version of 2016 assessment]. "Mitophis leptepileptus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T75601408A115484518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T75601408A75607594.en. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ "Leptotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. ^ Mitophis leptepileptus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database


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