Thomas's blind snake
Species of snake
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Thomas's blind snake (Mitophis pyrites) is an endangered species of snake in the family Leptotyphlopidae.[2][3][4] It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, where it is found in the Sud-Est Department in Haiti and Pedernales Province in the Dominican Republic.
| Thomas's blind snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Leptotyphlopidae |
| Genus: | Mitophis |
| Species: | M. pyrites |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitophis pyrites Thomas, 1965 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptotyphlops pyrites | |
