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Blind snake

Ramphotyphlops sp.

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Field Notes

Description:

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

Habitat:

In the ground

Notes:

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
JaniekevanDijk
Yeah, not very sure, but I'm thinking it's a ramphotyphlops.
Scott Frazier
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
Scott Frazier
Blind snake, either Typhlops sp. or Ramphotyphlops sp. See also http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8939957

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PublishedJanuary 28, 2016

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