Grenada worm snake
Species of snake
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The Grenada worm snake or Grenada Bank blindsnake (Amerotyphlops tasymicris) is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Grenada, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
| Grenada worm snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Amerotyphlops |
| Species: | A. tasymicris |
| Binomial name | |
| Amerotyphlops tasymicris (Thomas, 1974) | |
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It reaches a total length of 180 mm. It has light lines on its dorsal surface, and its ventral surface is unpigmented.