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Brongersma's Worm Snake
Sampaio ILR, Photograph credits: Ivan L. Sampaio (A, B, D, E, H, I), Frederico G, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Snakes

Brongersma's Worm Snake

Amerotyphlops brongersmianus (Vanzolini, 1976)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBrongersma's Worm Snake
Dutch—
SpanishCulebra ciega grande
Chinese—
Sranan Tongosneki (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAmerotyphlops brongersmianus (Vanzolini, 1976)

About this species

Amerotyphlops brongersmianus, known commonly as Brongersma's worm snake or the South American striped blindsnake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to South America and Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean. No subspecies are currently recognized.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassSquamata
FamilyTyphlopidae
GenusAmerotyphlops

In Suriname

9Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1864First record
2006Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

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