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Ramphotyphlops supranasalis (BRONGERSMA, 1934)

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Higher TaxaTyphlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common Names 
SynonymTyphlops supranasalis BRONGERSMA 1934
Ramphotyphlops supranasalis — WALLACH 1996
Ramphotyphlops supranasalis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 74
Ramphotyphlops supranasalis — HEDGES et al. 2014
Ramphotyphlops supranasalis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 630 
DistributionIndonesia: Salawati Island

Type locality: "Salawatti" [Salawati Island].  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: RMNH 6291. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (1403 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
Comment 
EtymologyThe species epithet, supranasalis, comes from Latin (supra- "above" + nāsus "nose" + -ālis "of or pertaining to"). It is a reference to the supranasal scales of the species as a key differentiating feature of it with other closely related species in the same genus. 
References
  • Brongersma,L.D. 1934. Contributions to Indo-Australian herpetology. Zoologische Mededelingen 17: 161-251 - get paper here
  • Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61 - get paper here
  • McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.
  • Wallach, V. 1996. The systematic status of the Ramphotyphlops flaviventer (PETERS) complex (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 17 (4): 341-359. - get paper here
  • Wallach, Van; Kenneth L. Williams , Jeff Boundy 2014. Snakes of the World: A Catalogue of Living and Extinct Species. [type catalogue] Taylor and Francis, CRC Press, 1237 pp.
  • Wallach, Van; Richard Gemel 2019. Discovery of two rare specimens of Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) in the collection of the Naturhistorisches Museum Wien. Russ. J. Herpetol. 26 (1): 54-56 - get paper here
 
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