Malayotyphlops ruficauda
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Malayotyphlops |
Species: | M. ruficaudus
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Binomial name | |
Malayotyphlops ruficaudus (Gray, 1845)
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Synonyms | |
Anilios ruficauda Gray, 1845 |
Malayotyphlops ruficaudus, commonly known as brown blind snake or red-headed worm snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[2][3] It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Luzon, Tablas and Marinduque.[1][4]
References
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- ^ a b Diesmos, A.C. & Brown, R. (2016). Malayotyphlops ruficaudus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T169791A104852083.en
- ^ "Typhlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 16, 2010.
- ^ McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré, 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1
- ^ Malayotyphlops ruficaudus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.