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Taxonomy of the genus Ramphotyphlops Biodiversity of the family Typhlopidae

Bibliography of the genus
Ramphotyphlops (Western Pacific Blind Snakes)

(Reptilia: Serpentes: Typhlopidae)

Note: In order to limit redundancy, relevant literature indexed in the related bibliographies in the left column may not have been included in this page. For a comprehensive search of literature, these bibliographies should therefore also be consulted.


Ramphotyphlops in general

Abyerami, S.; Sivashanthini, K. 2008. Diversity of snakes from the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 11(16): 1969-1978.

Annable, T. 1993. Vocalisation in Ramphotyphlops? Herpetofauna (Sydney) 23(1): 40.

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.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1982. Opinion 1207. Leptotyphlops and Ramphotyphlops Fitzinger, 1843 (Reptilia, Serpentes): conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 39(2): 106-108.

Marin, J.; Donnellan, S.C.; Hedges, S.B.; Doughty, P.; Hutchinson, M.N.; Cruaud, C.; Vidal, N. 2013. Tracing the history and biogeography of the Australian blindsnake radiation. Journal of Biogeography 40(5): 928-937.

Marin, J.; Donnellan, S.C.; Hedges, S.B.; Puillandre, N.; Aplin, K.P.; Doughty, P.; Hutchinson, M.N.; Couloux, A.; Vidal, N. 2013. Hidden species diversity of Australian burrowing snakes (Ramphotyphlops). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 110(2): 427-441.

Oliver, P.M. 2011. Further evidence for old radiations originating at the northern edge of the Australian plate. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 108(20): E113.

Savage, J.M.; Boundy, J. 2012. On the type species of the snake generic name Anilios Gray, 1845 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Herpetological Review 43(4): 537–538.

Storr, G.M. 1981. The genus Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9(3): 235-271.

Watling, D.; Wynn, A.H.; Zug, G.R. 2010. Rediscovery of the Taveuni blind snake. Oryx 44(2): 165-166.

Ramphotyphlops adocetus

Buden, D.W.; Panuel, J. 2010. Distribution, abundance and habitat preference of an undescribed species of blind snake (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) on Ant Atoll, Federated States of Micronesia. Herpetological Bulletin 114: 8-14.

Wynn, A.H.; Reynolds, R.P.; Buden, D.W.; Falanruw, M.; Lynch, B. 2012. The unexpected discovery of blind snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Micronesia: two new species of Ramphotyphlops from the Caroline Islands. Zootaxa 3172: 39-54.

Ramphotyphlops angusticeps

Barbour, T. 1921. Reptiles and amphibians from the British Solomon Islands. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 7: 91-112.

Ramphotyphlops becki

Shea, G.M.; Wallach, V. 2000. Reexamination of an anomalous distribution: resurrection of Ramphotyphlops becki (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Pacific Science 54(1): 70-74.

Tanner, V.M. 1948. Pacific Islands herpetology. I. Mariana Island. A new species of Typhlops. Great Basin Naturalist 9(1-2): 1-20.

Ramphotyphlops conradi

Bosch, H.A.J. in den; Ineich, I. 1994. The Typhlopidae of Sulawesi (Indonesia): a review with description of a new genus and a new species (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Journal of Herpetology 28(2): 206-217.

Ramphotyphlops cumingii

Taylor, E.H. 1919. New or rare Philippine reptiles. Journal Sci. Manila 14: 105-125.

Taylor, E.H. 1922. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands. I and II. Philippine Journal of Science 21: 161-206, 257-303.

Wallach, V. 2003. Scolecophidia miscellanea. Hamadryad 27(2): 222-240.

Ramphotyphlops depressus

Peters, W.C.H. 1880. Über neue oder weniger bekannte Amphibien des Berliner Zoologischen Museums (Leposoma dispar, Monopeltis (Phractogonus) jugularis, Typhlops depressus, Leptocalamus trilineatus, Xenodon punctatus, Elapomorphus erythronotus, Hylomantis fallax). Monatsberichte der Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1880(February): 217-224.

Ramphotyphlops exocoeti

Maple, D.J.; Barr, R.; Smith, M.J. 2012. A new record of the Christmas Island Blind Snake, Ramphotyphlops exocoeti (Reptilia: Squamata: Typhlopidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 27(2): 156-160.

Rendahl, H. 1918. Zwei neue Arten der Gattung Typhlops aus dem Kaplande. Arkiv för Zoologi (Stockholm) 11(17): 1-6.

Smith, M.J.; Cogger, H.G.; Tiernan, B.; Maple, D.J.; Boland, C.; Napier, F.; Detto, T.; Smith, P. 2012. An oceanic island reptile community under threat: the decline of reptiles on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 7(2): 206-218.

Wallach, V. 2003. Scolecophidia miscellanea. Hamadryad 27(2): 222-240.

Ramphotyphlops flaviventer

Brongersma, L.D. 1934. Contributions to Indo-Australian herpetology. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 17: 161-251.

Wallach, V. 1996. The systematic status of the Ramphotyphlops flaviventer (Peters) complex (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Amphibia-Reptilia 17(4): 341-359.

Ramphotyphlops hatmaliyeb

Wynn, A.H.; Reynolds, R.P.; Buden, D.W.; Falanruw, M.; Lynch, B. 2012. The unexpected discovery of blind snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Micronesia: two new species of Ramphotyphlops from the Caroline Islands. Zootaxa 3172: 39-54.

Ramphotyphlops lineatus

Ngadi, E.; Ahmad, N. 2015. Gunung Raya delivers herpetofaunal discoveries. Malaysian Naturalist 68(2): 30-31.

Ramphotyphlops lorenzi

Werner, F. 1910. Über neue oder seltene Reptilien des Naturhistorischen Museums in Hamburg. Hamburg Jahrb. wiss. Anst. 26 [1908-1909]: 205-247.

Ramphotyphlops mansuetus

Barbour, T. 1921. Reptiles and amphibians from the British Solomon Islands. Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club 7: 91-112.

Wallach, V. 2003. Scolecophidia miscellanea. Hamadryad 27(2): 222-240.

Ramphotyphlops marxi

Wallach, V. 1993. A new species of blind snake, Typhlops marxi, from the Philippines (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 41(2): 263-278.

Ramphotyphlops multilineatus

Bickford, D.; Wynn, A.H. 2005. Natural history notes: Ramphotyphlops multilineatus (Striped Blind Snake). Behavior. Herpetological Review 36(3): 327.

Ramphotyphlops similis

Brongersma, L.D. 1934. Contributions to Indo-Australian herpetology. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 17: 161-251.

Ramphotyphlops suluensis

Gaulke, M. 1995. Observations on arboreality in a Philippine blind snake. Asiatic Herpetological Research 6: 45-48.

Taylor, E.H. 1922. Additions to the herpetological fauna of the Philippine Islands. I and II. Philippine Journal of Science 21: 161-206, 257-303.

Ramphotyphlops supranasalis

Brongersma, L.D. 1934. Contributions to Indo-Australian herpetology. Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 17: 161-251.

Ramphotyphlops willeyi

Boulenger, G.A. 1900. On a new blind snake from Lifu, Loyalty Islands. Willey's Zoological Results 5: 603-604.