Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)

Hakim, Jonathan, Trageser, Scott J., Ghose, Animesh, Rashid, Sheikh Muhammad Abdur & Rahman, Shahriar Caesar, 2020, Amphibians and reptiles from Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh, Check List 16 (5), pp. 1239-1268 : 1254

Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)

Material examined. BANGLADESH • 1 adult; Syl- het Division, Moulvibazar District , Kamalganj Upazila, HEED Guesthouse near LNP; 24°20.32′N, 091°49.44′E; 22 Jun. 2015; 10:30; photo voucher ZRC ( IMG) 2.360 .

Identification. Indotyphlops braminus is a slender black or brown blind snake identified in our region by 20 rows of midbody scales, relatively moderate girth, and absence of a pale or white head ( Das 2010).

Taxonomic notes. Additional species of Indotyphlops are suspected to be present among the 126 blind snakes found in the roadkill survey and others in the field. These samples could not be identified to species due to exten- sive specimen damage and lack of microscopes on site during most of the project.

Habitat. During the roadkill survey, unidentified blind snakes were found throughout the park in every habitat other than paddy fields. Several blind snakes were also found live under concrete in village habitat in June and July 2015, and it was only these that were conclusively identified as I. braminus once resources had become available. It is likely that the specimens found in other non-aquatic habitats in the park were also I. braminus .