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Typhlops jamaicensis, also known as the Jamaican blind snake or Jamaica worm snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. [1] [2] [3] References
Blind snake. Brahminy blind snake; Texas blind snake; Western blind snake; Boa. Abaco Island boa; Amazon tree boa; Boa constrictor; Cuban boa; Dumeril's boa; Dwarf boa; Emerald tree boa; Hogg Island boa; Jamaican boa; Madagascar ground boa; Madagascar tree boa; Puerto Rican boa; Rainbow boa; Red-tailed boa; Rosy boa; Rubber boa; Sand boa; Tree ...
All species in the family Typhlopidae are fossorial and feed on social fossorial invertebrates such as termites and ants. The tracheal lung is present and chambered in all species. One species, the Brahminy's blind snake, is the only unisexual snake, with the entire population being female and reproducing via parthenogenesis.
Typhlops is a genus of blind snakes in the family Typhlopidae. The genus is endemic to the West Indies . [ 1 ] Some species which were formerly placed in the genus Typhlops have been moved to the genera Afrotyphlops , Amerotyphlops , Anilios , Antillotyphlops , Argyrophis , Cubatyphlops , Indotyphlops , Letheobia , Madatyphlops , Malayotyphlops ...
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The Jamaican boa, [4] Jamaican yellow boa or yellow snake [5] (Chilabothrus subflavus; in Jamaican Patois: nanka) [6] is a boa species endemic to Jamaica. No subspecies are recognized. [ 4 ] Like all other boas, it is not venomous .
The Anomalepididae are a family of nonvenomous snakes, native to Central and South America. They are similar to Typhlopidae, except that some species possess a single tooth in the lower jaw. Currently, four genera and 15 species are recognized. [2] Common names include primitive blind snake [2] and dawn blind snake.
This species of snake lives underground in ant and termite nests. It is also found under logs, moist leaves, stones and humus in wet forest, dry jungle, abandoned buildings, and even city gardens. The distribution and survival of this group of blind snakes directly reflect soil humidity and temperature. [10]