Brahminy Blindsnake (Invasive species)
Ramphotyphlops braminus
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- R. braminus – Kauai, Hawaii – photo by Gary Nafis
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- R. braminus – Kauai, Hawaii – photo by Gary Nafis
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- R. braminus – Kauai, Hawaii – photo by Gary Nafis
DISTRIBUTION: In our region, Ramphotyphlops braminus is an invasive species that occurs in isolated populations throughout the Southwest.
LEGAL STATUS: No Listings
MEANING OF SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ramphotyphlops braminus (Daudin – 1803)
Genus: Ramphotyphlops, Greek – rhamphos = beak, crooked beak + typhlos + blind + ops = eye
Species: braminus, poss. Hindu word – brahma = the divinity conceived as a God, creator
Ref. E. Jaeger 1962