Striped Blind Snake
Ramphotyphlops lineatus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Reptiles
The striped blind snake is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. Once claimed as being extinct, it was rediscovered in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore after 172 years. The snake was found dead, and it was 4 cm longer than the previous maximum limit of the snake's length, 48 cm.
Classification
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Ramphotyphlops