Flat-headed Blind Snake
67°0'0"W
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Flat-headed Blind Snake Víbora de Cabeza Aplastada
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 platycephalus
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
S E A Caja de Muertos
68°0'0"W
Scale: 1:900,000
67°52'0"W
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Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983 18°8'0"N
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Monito 67°30'0"W
Species Predicted Habitat: Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Karst woodland, shrubland, and pasture adjacent to forest, at or below 650 m of elevation. This species habitat includes 1.0% (9096 ha) of the island, of which 2.0% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2).
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18°20'0"N
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Mona
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The Flat-headed Blind Snake is the most widely distributed blind snake in Puerto Rico and has been found in 1,3 elevations as high up as Cayey and it has also been reported from Vieques Island . This species occurs in open and semi-open habitat, areas containing pasture bordered by forested limestone hills with numerous 3 2 limestone rocks . They occur under rocks in doline pasture-edge habitats .
Scientific Name: Typhlops platycephalus Common Name (ENG): Flat-headed Blind Snake Common Name (SPA): Víbora de Cabeza Aplastada Species ID: ARADG02050 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: Not Listed Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Not Listed
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. 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.
2. Thomas, R., and Gaa Kessler, A. 1996. Nonanoline reptiles. In: Reagan and R.B. Waide editors, The Food Web of a Tropical Rain Forest. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
3. Torres, J.A., Thomas, R., Leal, M., and Gush, T. 2000. Ant and termite predation by the tropical blindsnake Typhlops platycephalus. Insectes Sociaux. 47:1-6.
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
17°30'0"N
Species Accounts Summary:
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Flat-headed Blind Snake Víbora de Cabeza Aplastada
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 platycephalus
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
S E A Caja de Muertos
68°0'0"W
Scale: 1:900,000
67°52'0"W
0
5
10
20
30
40
50 km
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983 18°8'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito 67°30'0"W
Species Predicted Habitat: Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Karst woodland, shrubland, and pasture adjacent to forest, at or below 650 m of elevation. This species habitat includes 1.0% (9096 ha) of the island, of which 2.0% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP status 1 and 2).
18°20'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Mona
d
The Flat-headed Blind Snake is the most widely distributed blind snake in Puerto Rico and has been found in 1,3 elevations as high up as Cayey and it has also been reported from Vieques Island . This species occurs in open and semi-open habitat, areas containing pasture bordered by forested limestone hills with numerous 3 2 limestone rocks . They occur under rocks in doline pasture-edge habitats .
Scientific Name: Typhlops platycephalus Common Name (ENG): Flat-headed Blind Snake Common Name (SPA): Víbora de Cabeza Aplastada Species ID: ARADG02050 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Endemic Occurrence Status: Unknown NatureServe Global Rank: Not Listed Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed PR Natural Heritage Status: Not Listed
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
1. 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.
2. Thomas, R., and Gaa Kessler, A. 1996. Nonanoline reptiles. In: Reagan and R.B. Waide editors, The Food Web of a Tropical Rain Forest. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
3. Torres, J.A., Thomas, R., Leal, M., and Gush, T. 2000. Ant and termite predation by the tropical blindsnake Typhlops platycephalus. Insectes Sociaux. 47:1-6.
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
17°30'0"N
Species Accounts Summary:
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
