Ramphotyphlops lineatus

Ramphotyphlops lineatus, also known as the striped blind snake, striped worm snake, or lined blind snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. Once claimed as being extinct, it was rediscovered in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore after 172 years. The snake was found dead, and it was 4 cm longer than the previous maximum limit of the snake's length, 48 cm.[2][3][4]

Ramphotyphlops lineatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Ramphotyphlops
Species:
R. lineatus
Binomial name
Ramphotyphlops lineatus
(Schlegel, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops lineatus
  • Typhlops lineata
  • Acontias lineatus
  • Pilidion lineatum
  • Typhlinahs lineatum
  • Typhlina lineata

References
  1. Grismer, L. 2012. Ramphotyphlops lineatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192183A2052347. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192183A2052347.en. Downloaded on 18 August 2018.
  2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. "Ramphotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
  4. Ramphotyphlops lineatus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
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