Photo of a Island Worm Snake (Typhlops sulcatus)
Photo: Zachary Lange, CC BY-NC, via iNaturalist

Island Worm Snake

Typhlops sulcatus

Venom
Not venomous
Constrictor
Non-constrictor
Type
Other
Family
Typhlopidae
Genus
Typhlops
Continents
North America
Countries
2
How common
Rare

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About

Island Worm Snake (Typhlops sulcatus) 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. Rare: recorded in only 1 place 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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