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Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake [4] and other names, is a non-venomous blind snake species, found mostly in Africa and Asia, and has been introduced in many other parts of the world.
All species in the family Typhlopidae are fossorial and feed on social fossorial invertebrates such as termites and ants. The tracheal lung is present and chambered in all species. One species, the Brahminy's blind snake, is the only unisexual snake, with the entire population being female and reproducing via parthenogenesis.
Indotyphlops albiceps (Boulenger, 1898) – white-headed blind snake; Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) – flowerpot snake, Brahminy blindsnake, bootlace snake; Indotyphlops exiguus (Jan, 1864) – Belgaum worm snake; Indotyphlops filiformis (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844) – file worm snake; Indotyphlops fletcheri (Wall, 1919)
Parthenogenesis is a mode of asexual reproduction in which offspring are produced by females without the genetic contribution of a male. Among all the sexual vertebrates, the only examples of true parthenogenesis, in which all-female populations reproduce without the involvement of males, are found in squamate reptiles (snakes and lizards). [1]
This is a list of all genera, species and subspecies of the family Typhlopidae, [1] otherwise referred to as typical blind snakes, or typhlopids. It follows the taxonomy currently provided by ITIS , which is based on the continuing work of Dr. Roy McDiarmid.
The Scolecophidia, commonly known as blind snakes or thread snakes, [2] are an infraorder [2] of snakes. [3] They range in length from 10 to 100 centimeters (4 to 40 inches). All are fossorial (adapted for burrowing). [ 4 ]
Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Antillotyphlops guadeloupensis [7] Guadeloupe blind snake: Endemic. Alternately described as endemic subspecies of Typhlops dominicanus, with sister subspecies present on Dominica. Indotyphlops braminus: Brahminy blind snake Introduced on La Désirade. Colubrids Species Common name(s)
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents: