Grant's worm snake (Antillotyphlops granti), also known commonly as the Guanica blindsnake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Puerto Rico.
Etymology The specific name, granti, is in honor of American herpetologist Chapman Grant.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Typhlops granti, p. 106).
Geographic range A. granti is found in southwestern Puerto Rico, including Caja de Muertos, an island offshore from Ponce.Schwartz A, Thomas R (1975). A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Typhlops granti, p. 197).
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of A. granti is forest, at altitudes from sea level to .
Description A. granti may attain a total length (including a short tail) of .
Reproduction A. granti is oviparous.
References
Further reading Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. (Antillotyphlops granti, new combination). Ruthven AG, Gaige HT (1935). "Observations on Typhlops from Puerto Rico and some of the adjacent islands". Occasional Papers of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 307: 1–12. (Typhlops granti, new species, pp. 2–4, Figure 1). Schwartz A, Henderson RW (1991). Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies: Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History. Gainesville: University of Florida Press. 720 pp. .