Summary ⁷

Ramphotyphlops braminus is a harmless blind snake species found mostly in Africa and Asia, but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. Completely fossorial, they are often mistaken for earthworms, except that they are not segmented. The specific name is a Latinized form of the word Brahmin, which is a caste among Hindus. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Brief ⁸

Smooth scales.Tiny scale covered eye visible as a dot. Head width same as body. Often mistaken for a worm

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1. (c) Marc AuMarc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/59206851@N00/4640391684
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7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramphotyphlops_braminus
8. (c) India Biodiversity Portal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://eol.org/data_objects/26049612

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HerpMapper
• Snake Database
• The Reptile Database
• VertNet

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