Family Typhlopidae
Anillotyphlops sp.
Materials examined. PUERTO RICO – Arecibo • Mata de
Plátano Field Station and Nature Reserve; 18.414, -66.729; 151 m above
sea level; Justin Matthew Bernstein, Camilo Andrés Calderón-Acevedo,
Pedro Ivo Mônico, Lázaro Willian Viñola-Lopez, J. Angel Soto-Centeno;
Individual 1 – found in abandoned termite nest on side of trail
~ 2 m above the ground, ~125 m southwest
of field station, at 11:00 PM. Individual quickly escaped and fell down
an escarpment upon discovery.
Identification. Individual could not be identified to the
species level, but is distinguished from all other snakes on the island
by its smooth, shiny scales, extremely small size with cylindrical body
(~15 cm total length), neck not visibly distinct from
head, and the utilization of termite nest microhabitats.