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Blind snake

Ramphotyphlops sp.

Description:

A little ground snake. In the picture you can see its head, but it is hardly noticeble.

Habitat:

In the ground

Notes:

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4 Comments

JaniekevanDijk
JaniekevanDijk 8 years ago

Yeah, not very sure, but I'm thinking it's a ramphotyphlops.

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 8 years ago

Either Typhlops sp. or Ramphotyphlops sp. I don't know how to tell them apart (and I didn't have a microscope so I did not accept that species suggestion (see the comment thread). Cheers

JaniekevanDijk
JaniekevanDijk 8 years ago

Thanks!

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 8 years ago

Blind snake, either Typhlops sp. or Ramphotyphlops sp. See also http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/893...

JaniekevanDijk
Spotted by
JaniekevanDijk

Papua, Indonesia

Spotted on Jan 27, 2016
Submitted on Jan 28, 2016

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