A Key to the Blind Snakes in Thailand

Authors

  • PIYAWAN NIYOMWAN Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
  • KUMTHORN THIRAKHUPT Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
  • JARUJIN NABHITABHATA Reference Collection Division, National Science Museum, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, THAILAND

Keywords:

Typhlopidae, blind snake, key, Thailand

Abstract

To date, following 10 species of the blind snakes have been recorded from Thailand: Ramphotyphlops albiceps, R. braminus, R. lineatus, R. ozakiae, Typhlops diardi, T. floweri, T. khoratensis, T. muelleri, T. porrectus and T. trangensis. We provide a key to these species, which was constructed on the basis of external characters, such as the numbers and arrangements of scales. This key should be useful for biologists and researchers who are interested in the diversity of the blind snakes in Thailand.

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Published

2001-08-01

How to Cite

[1]
NIYOMWAN, P., THIRAKHUPT, K. and NABHITABHATA, J. 2001. A Key to the Blind Snakes in Thailand. Tropical Natural History. 1, 1 (Aug. 2001), 47–52.

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2001): The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University

Section

Original Articles

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