Photo of a Hispaniola Worm Snake (Typhlops pusillus)
Photo: arigomes, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Hispaniola Worm Snake

Typhlops pusillus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Other
Family
Typhlopidae
Genus
Typhlops
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist

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About

Hispaniola Worm Snake (Typhlops pusillus) is a non-venomous snake of the family Typhlopidae, found in Dominican Republic, Haiti. It lives in habitats such as tropical rainforest, tropical moist forest, tropical dry forest, evergreen forest and 9 more. Recorded in 4 places on iNaturalist.

Where it lives

Native range

Habitats

Estimated from where this snake is recorded and what kind of snake it is - not a confirmed habitat survey.

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