Ramphotyphlops becki
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Ramphotyphlops |
Species: | R. becki
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Binomial name | |
Ramphotyphlops becki (Tanner, 1948)
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Ramphotyphlops becki, also known as Beck's blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Solomon Islands. The specific epithet becki honours zoologist D. Elden Beck of Brigham Young University, collector of the holotype.[1]
Behaviour
[edit]Distribution
[edit]The type locality is Guadalcanal.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ramphotyphlops becki (TANNER, 1948)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 13 June 2021.