Ramphotyphlops olivaceus (Gray, 1845)

Leviton, Alan E., Siler, Cameron D., Weinell, Jeffrey L. & Brown, Rafe M., 2018, Synopsis of the Snakes of the Philippines A Synthesis of Data from Biodiversity Repositories, Field Studies, and the Literature, Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences (Oxford, England) 64 (14), pp. 399-568 : 412

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.11512589
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12724434
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scientific name	Ramphotyphlops olivaceus (Gray, 1845)
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Ramphotyphlops olivaceus (Gray, 1845) View in CoL

Olive-colored Blind Snake

Onychophis olivaceus Gray, 1845:133 View in CoL .

Typhlops olivaceus, Taylor, 1922a:58 View in CoL (no Philippine records).

Ramphotyphlops olivaceous, Wynn and Leviton, 1993:45 .— Wallach, 1993:271.— McDiarmid, Campbell, and Touré, 1999:71.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— “ Philippines ”. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1 .10.57.

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.— Basilan, Samar, Sulu Archipelago (Bubuan, Sibutu).

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES) ( Map 33A [p. 144]).— Indonesia (Ambon, Borneo, Ceram [Seram], Mysool, Sangihe Ids., Sulawesi); Malaysia (Sarawak); (? British Solomon Ids. [Barbour, 1914]).

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Ramphotyphlops olivaceus has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List [2016] ver. 3.1, but IUCN notes that it is listed in the Catalogue of Life.