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Reptilia Squamata (part) Typhlopidae

Brahminy Blindsnake

Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)

Current SSAR Comments:
Native to southeastern Asia. It was introduced to 13 states and is established in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawai'i, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Texas, and Virginia (Kraus 2009, Alien Reptiles and Amphibians: A Scientific Compendium and Analysis. SpringerVerlag, Heidelberg, Germany). It is the most widely distributed snake in the world due to it being parthenogenic (all females) as well as transported easily in potted plants (hence the other common English name, Flower Pot Snake).

Range maps are based on curated specimens and provided gratis by CNAH.
(Created by Travis W. Taggart; Version: 2024.02.03.15.15.47)

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First instance(s) of published English names:

Bramin Typhlops (Typhlops braminus: Gray, John E. 1830. A synopsis of the species of the class reptilia. Pages 1-110 in The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with its Organization by the Baron Cuvier, member of teh Institute of France, with Additional Descriptions of all the Species Hitherto Named, and of many not before noticed. Ninth Volume. Whittaker, Treacher, and Company, London, England. pp.);

Taxon Links:

Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles

The Reptile Database

NatureServe

iNaturalist

GenBank

USGS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database

Pertinent LIterature:

1803	Daudin, Francois M. Histoire Naturelle Generale et Particuliere des Reptiles. Vol. 6. F. Dufart, Paris. 447pp.
2009	Kraus, Fred. Alien Reptiles and Amphibians: A Scientific Compendium and Analysis. SpringerVerlag, Heidelberg, Germany. 563pp.

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