Species Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)
Flowerpot Blind Snake
- Eryx braminus Daudin, F.M. 1803. Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière des Reptiles. Paris : Dufart Vol. 7 436 pp. [279].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown, unspecified locality. - Typhlops bramineus Meyer, A.B. 1887. Verzeichniss der von mir in den Jahren 1870–1873 in Ostindischen Archipel Gesammelten Reptilien und Batrachier. Abhandlungen und Berichte des Königlichen Zoologischen und Anthropologische-Ethnographischen Museums zu Dresden 1886/87: 1-16 [8] [errore for Eryx braminus Daudin, 1803].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- McDowell, S.B. 1974. A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with special reference to those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Part I. Scolecophidia. Journal of Herpetology 8: 1-57
Generic Combinations
- Austrotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803).
- Anilios braminus (Daudin, 1803).
- Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803). —
Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61 - Ramphotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced from Africa or Asia.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Other Regions
Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater, Cocos (Keeling) Islands terrestrial & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, fossorial, nocturnal, oviparous, soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Parthenogenetic, feeds primarily on ant and termite larvae and pupae.
General References
McDowell, S.B. 1974. A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with special reference to those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Part I. Scolecophidia. Journal of Herpetology 8: 1-57 (taxonomy, parthenogenesis)
Sidharthan, C., Roy, P., Narayanan, S. & Karanth, K.P. 2022. A widespread commensal loses its identity: suggested taxonomic revision for Indotyphlops braminus (Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) based on molecular data. Organisms, Diversity and Evolution 23: 169-183
Storr, G.M. 1968. First Australian record of the Asian blind-snake Typhlops braminus. Journal of Herpetology 1: 98 (first record from Australia)
Swanson, S. 1981. Typhlina bramina: an arboreal blind snake? Northern Territory Naturalist 4: 13 (arboreal habit)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [41] (Flowerpot Blind Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | TYPHLOPIDAE | 15-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 22-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |