Conrad's worm snake

Conrad's worm snake (Ramphotyphlops conradi) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[3][4] The species is endemic to Indonesia.

Conrad's worm snake
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Ramphotyphlops
Species:	R. conradi
Binomial name
Ramphotyphlops conradi (W. Peters, 1875)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops conradi W. Peters, 1875 Ramphotyphlops conradi — Hedges et al., 2014

Etymology

The specific name, conradi, is in honor of German Captain Paul Conrad (1836 – ca. 1873).^[5]

Geographic range

R. conradi is found on the island Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes), Indonesia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. conradi is forest.^[1]

Description

Dorsally, R. conradi is uniform brown; ventrally, it is lighter brown. The head and the tip of the tail are white. There are 18 scales around the body at midbody. The holotype measures 17.5 cm (6.9 inches) in total length (including tail).^[6]

Behavior

R. conradi is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

R. conradi is oviparous.^[2]

References

1. Shea G (2021). "Ramphotyphlops conradi ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T178699A123637265. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T178699A123637265.en. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
2. Species Ramphotyphlops conradi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
3. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
4. "Typhlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 12, 2010.
5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops conradi, p. 57).
6. Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families Typhlopidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Typhlops conradi, pp. 33-34).

Further reading

• Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Ramphotyphlops conradi, new combination).
• Koch A (2012). Discovery, Diversity, and Distribution of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Sulawesi and its offshore islands. Frankfurt am Main: Chimaira. 374 pp. ISBN 978-3-89973-432-4. (Typhlops conradi).
• Peters W (1874). "Über neue Reptilien (Peropus, Agama, Euprepes, Lygosoma, Typhlops, Heterolepis) der herpetologischen Sammlung des Berliner zoologischen Museums ". Monatsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1874: 159-164 + one plate. (Typhlops conradi, new species, pp. 162–163 + figures 1, 1a, 1b, 1c). (in German).