Lorenz's blind snake

Lorenz's blind snake (Ramphotyphlops lorenzi), also known commonly as Lorenz's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is native to Maritime Southeast Asia.

Etymology

The specific name, lorenzi, is in honor of German ornithologist Theodore K. Lorenz.

Geographic range

R. lorenzi is found in Indonesia (Borneo).

Behavior

R. lorenzi is terrestrial and fossorial.

Reproduction

R. lorenzi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

• 144 pp. (Ramphotyphlops lorenzi, p. 11).
• xiv + 334 pp., 117 Figures. (Typhlops lorenzi, p. 8, Figure 2, line drawing of two views of head shields).
• Hedges SB, , , , (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1–61.
• Werner F (1909). "Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg ". Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 26: 205–247 (in supplement). (Typhlops lorenzi, new species, p. 209). (in German).