Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7329611 |
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Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) |
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Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)
( Fig. 6A View FIGURE 6 , 11A View FIGURE 11 )
Material: Three adults; CIARI uncatalogued 1–3: from South Andaman ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ).
Morphology: SVL 82–93 mm, midbody scale rows 20. Dorsum uniform reddish brown; venter of a slightly paler shade of the dorsal colour.
Distribution: Five individuals were recorded from two islands (South Andaman and Havelock) from sea-level to about 300 m asl. One from Mount Harriet National Park, one from Wandoor, and two were recorded from Brookshabad, South Andaman. One was recorded from Havelock in Ritchie’s archipelago. Reported from North, Middle, Little Andaman and Long Island based on photographs. All of these were observed on the ground below leaf-litter/organic debris. Three were recorded at dusk and one was recorded at noon. Two were from evergreen forests and two were recorded from human habitations.
Remarks: A widespread species distributed throughout most of south Asia and introduced to several other parts of the world through human agency ( Whitaker and Captain, 2008).
Status: Rare.
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