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Long-tailed Blind Snakes
Ramphotyphlops
Common names: long-tailed blindsnakes, long-tailed blind snakes, worm snakes.
Ramphotyphlops is a genus of nonvenomous blind snakes of the family Typhlopidae. Member species of the genus are native to southern Asia and southeast Asia, as well as many islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. They occur in a wide variety of habitats. As of 2025, 23 species are recognized as being valid.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 22 known species
Striped Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops lineatus
Olive Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops olivaceus
Yellowbellied blindsnake
speciesRamphotyphlops flaviventer
Cuming's Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops cumingii
Ramphotyphlops depressus
speciesRamphotyphlops depressus
Ramphotyphlops hatmaliyeb
speciesRamphotyphlops hatmaliyeb
Hook-nosed blindsnake
speciesRamphotyphlops multilineatus
Beck’s Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops becki
Ramphotyphlops adocetus
speciesRamphotyphlops adocetus
Ramphotyphlops supranasalis
speciesRamphotyphlops supranasalis
Ramphotyphlops lorenzi
speciesRamphotyphlops lorenzi
Arboreal Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops angusticeps
Ramphotyphlops mollyozakiae
speciesRamphotyphlops mollyozakiae
Ramphotyphlops suluensis
speciesRamphotyphlops suluensis
Conrad's Worm Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops conradi
Palau Island Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops acuticaudus
Ramphotyphlops bipartitus
speciesRamphotyphlops bipartitus
Manukwari Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops similis
Small-headed Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops mansuetus
Loyalty Islands Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops willeyi
Christmas Island Blind Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops exocoeti
Marx's Worm Snake
speciesRamphotyphlops marxi
Ramphotyphlops erebus
speciesRamphotyphlops erebus
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32746.