Amerotyphlops reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Camper, Jeffrey D., Torres-Carvajal, Omar, Ron, Santiago R., Nilsson, Jonas, Arteaga, Alejandro, Knowles, Travis W. & Arbogast, Brian S., 2021, Amphibians and reptiles of Wildsumaco Wildlife Sanctuary, Napo Province, Ecuador, Check List 17 (3), pp. 729-751 : 747

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.3.729
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/B463861E-C719-2D46-FF33-52E346A2F391
treatment provided by	Marcus
scientific name	Amerotyphlops reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Material examined. ECUADOR • 1 adult; Napo Prov- ince, WWS; photograph .

Identification. Blind snakes have vestigial eyes and lack enlarged ventral and subcaudal scales in most species. This species has 20-20-18 scale rows. The snout is white, and the tail has a white band which may be broken into one or more spots. The tail is very short and ends in a spine. The belly is pale and only the 9 dorsal-most rows of scales are pigmented.

Remarks. Our record of A. reticulatus extendstheknown range in Ecuador by about 39 km west and upwards in

elevation by 1000 m. It is also a new record for Napo Province ( Torres-Carvajal et al. 2020).