Ramphotyphlops suluensis

Ramphotyphlops suluensis
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Ramphotyphlops
Species:	R. suluensis
Binomial name
	Ramphotyphlops suluensis; (Taylor, 1918)
Synonyms
	Typhlops suluensis Taylor, 1918; Ramphotyphlops suluensis Gaulke, 1995;

Ramphotyphlops suluensis, also known as the Sulu Islands worm snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Philippines. The specific epithet suluensis refers to the type locality.^[3]

Behaviour

The species is oviparous.^[3]

Distribution and habitat

The type locality is Bubuan Island in the Tapian group of the Sulu Archipelago.^[3]

References

^ Kim, P. (2022). "Ramphotyphlops suluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T169780A186015555. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
^ Taylor, Edward H (1918). "Reptiles of the Sulu Archipelago". Philippine Journal of Science. D. 13 (5): 233–267.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ramphotyphlops suluensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2021.

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[iucn_status_9_December_2022-1] Kim, P. (2022). "Ramphotyphlops suluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T169780A186015555. Retrieved 14 December 2022.

[taylor1918-2] Taylor, Edward H (1918). "Reptiles of the Sulu Archipelago". Philippine Journal of Science. D. 13 (5): 233–267.

[rdb-3] Ramphotyphlops suluensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2021.

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