Grant's Blind Snake
67°0'0"W
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Grant's Blind Snake Víbora de Grant
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Typhlops granti
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
C A R I B B E A N 68°0'0"W
S E A
Caja de Muertos Scale: 1:900,000
67°52'0"W
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5
10
Monito 18°8'0"N
18°8'0"N
20
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40
50 km
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983 67°30'0"W
Species Predicted Habitat:
18°20'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
17°30'0"N
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Species Accounts Summary: d
Grant's Blind Snake is found in southwestern Puerto Rico, including la Parguera east to vicinity of Guánica 2,3 1 and Isla Caja de Muertos . It has also been collected at Campamento Santiago and it inhabits subtropical dry forest where it usually occurs under rocks and trunks2.
Scientific Name: Typhlops granti Common Name (ENG): Grant's Blind Snake Common Name (SPA): Víbora de Grant Species ID: ARADG02010 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: G2 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Data Deficient (DD)
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. Hedges, S.B. and Thomas, R. 1991. Cryptic species of snakes (Typhlopidae:Typhlops) from the Puerto Rico bank detected by protein electrophoresis. Herpetologica. Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 448-459.
2. Rivero, J.A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. Editorial Universitaria, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp.
3. Schwartz, A., and R. W. Henderson. 1988. West Indian amphibians and reptiles: a check-list. Contrib. Biol. Geo., Milwaukee Pub. Mus. No. 74:1-264.
Map Date: November 7, 2006 66°30'0"W
Product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: dry forest, woodland, shrubland, and plantations. This species habitat includes 1.3% (11831 ha) of the island, of which 32.9% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2).
Mona
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Grant's Blind Snake Víbora de Grant
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Typhlops granti
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
C A R I B B E A N 68°0'0"W
S E A
Caja de Muertos Scale: 1:900,000
67°52'0"W
0
5
10
Monito 18°8'0"N
18°8'0"N
20
30
40
50 km
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983 67°30'0"W
Species Predicted Habitat:
18°20'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
17°30'0"N
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Species Accounts Summary: d
Grant's Blind Snake is found in southwestern Puerto Rico, including la Parguera east to vicinity of Guánica 2,3 1 and Isla Caja de Muertos . It has also been collected at Campamento Santiago and it inhabits subtropical dry forest where it usually occurs under rocks and trunks2.
Scientific Name: Typhlops granti Common Name (ENG): Grant's Blind Snake Common Name (SPA): Víbora de Grant Species ID: ARADG02010 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: G2 Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Data Deficient (DD)
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. Hedges, S.B. and Thomas, R. 1991. Cryptic species of snakes (Typhlopidae:Typhlops) from the Puerto Rico bank detected by protein electrophoresis. Herpetologica. Vol. 47, No. 4, pp. 448-459.
2. Rivero, J.A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Universidad de Puerto Rico. Editorial Universitaria, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp.
3. Schwartz, A., and R. W. Henderson. 1988. West Indian amphibians and reptiles: a check-list. Contrib. Biol. Geo., Milwaukee Pub. Mus. No. 74:1-264.
Map Date: November 7, 2006 66°30'0"W
Product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: dry forest, woodland, shrubland, and plantations. This species habitat includes 1.3% (11831 ha) of the island, of which 32.9% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2).
Mona
