Ramphotyphlops becki

Ramphotyphlops becki, also known as Beck's blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Solomon Islands. The specific epithet becki honours zoologist D. Elden Beck of Brigham Young University, collector of the holotype.[1]

Ramphotyphlops becki
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Ramphotyphlops
Species:
R. becki
Binomial name
Ramphotyphlops becki
(Tanner, 1948)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops becki Tanner, 1948
  • Ramphotyphlops becki Shea & Wallach, 2000

Behaviour

The species is oviparous.[1]

Distribution

The type locality is Guadalcanal.[1]

References
  1. "Ramphotyphlops becki (TANNER, 1948)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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