Amerotyphlops tenuis

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Craniata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Classis: Reptilia
Cladus: Eureptilia
Cladus: Romeriida
Subclassis: Diapsida
Cladus: Sauria
Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha
Superordo: Lepidosauria
Ordo: Squamata
Subordo: Serpentes
Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Typhlopinae
Genus: Amerotyphlops
Species:Amerotyphlops tenuis
Name

Amerotyphlops tenuis (Salvin, 1860)

Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.11.71 (formerly BMNH 1864.1.26.47).

Type locality: “Coban [Cobán, Alta Verapaz] in Guatemala.”
Combinations

Typhlops tenuis Salvin, 1860: 454 [original combination]
Amerotyphlops tenuis — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 44 [name combination]

References
Primary references

Salvin, O. 1860. On the reptiles of Guatemala. ISSN 0370-2774 1860: 451–461. BHL
Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

Links

Uetz, P. & Hallermann, J. 2021. Amerotyphlops tenuis. The Reptile Database. Accessed on 16 December 2017.

The coffee worm snake (Amerotyphlops tenuis) is a harmless blind snake species found in Mexico and Guatemala.[1][3] No subspecies are currently recognized.[3][4]

Geographic range

It is found from Mexico (Veracruz) south to Guatemala (Alta and Baja Verapaz).[1][3] Earlier sources also include Honduras[2] whereas recent ones do not,[1][3][5] the Honduran endemic Amerotyphlops stadelmani was formerly included in this species.[6] The type locality given is "Coban [Cobán, Alta Verapaz] in Guatemala".[2][3]
Habitat

The species occurs in moist forests, degraded forests, and agricultural land from sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft) above sea level. As a fossorial species, it is difficult to find, but it can be locally common.[1]
Conservation status

It is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (v3.1, 2001).[1] Species are listed as such due to their wide distribution, presumed large population, or because it is unlikely to be declining fast enough to qualify for listing in a more threatened category. The population trend is unknown. Year assessed: 2007.[7]
References

Lopez-Luna, M.A. (2013). "Amerotyphlops tenuis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T64295A3134462. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T64295A3134462.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Touré, T'Shaka A. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 978-1-893777-00-2.
Amerotyphlops tenuis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 January 2017.
"Typhlops tenuis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
McCranie, James R. (2015). "A checklist of the amphibians and reptiles of Honduras, with additions, comments on taxonomy, some recent taxonomic decisions, and areas of further studies needed". Zootaxa. 3931 (3): 352–386. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3931.3.2. PMID 25781832.
Amerotyphlops stadelmani at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 February 2017.

2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1) at the IUCN Red List. Accessed 15 September 2007.