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Thomas' Worm Snake
Typhlops hectus Thomas, 1974
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Typhlops hectus (common names: Tiburon Peninsula blind snake, Thomas's worm snake ) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. It is endemic to southwestern Haiti and is known from the Tiburon Peninsula and the island of Grand Cayemite, with an isolated record from Gonâve Island. Specimens of uncertain status are known further northeast, in an area extending into the Dominican Republic; whether these belong to Typhlops hectus or an undescribed species is pending further investigations.
Wikipedia contributors, Typhlops hectus; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:15:34.516295+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Typhlops hectus Thomas, 1974
- Name authority
- Thomas, 1974
- Common name
- Thomas' Worm Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Typhlops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderScolecophidia Cope, 1864
- familyTyphlopidae
- genusTyphlops
- speciesTyphlops hectus Thomas, 1974
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Typhlops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| La Hotte BlindsnakeTyphlops agoralionis Thomas & Hedges, 2007 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gonave BlindsnakeTyphlops gonavensis Richmond, 1964 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Jamaica Worm SnakeTyphlops jamaicensis (Shaw, 1802) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Typhlops oxyrhinus Domínguez & Díaz, 2011 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Typhlops pachyrhinus Domínguez & Díaz, 2011 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hispaniolan Bicolored BlindsnakeTyphlops sulcatus Cope, 1868 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haitian Worm SnakeTyphlops tetrathyreus Thomas, 1989 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haitian Pale-lipped BlindsnakeTyphlops capitulatus Richmond, 1964 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cuban Brown BlindsnakeTyphlops cubae (Bibron, 1843) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Typhlops leptolepis Domínguez, Fong & Iturriaga, 2013 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| La Selle BlindsnakeTyphlops proancylops Thomas & Hedges, 2007 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hispaniola Worm SnakeTyphlops pusillus Barbour, 1914 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Typhlops&species=hectus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:59XC2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.