Ramphotyphlops suluensis, also known as the Sulu Islands worm snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Philippines. The specific epithet suluensis refers to the type locality.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Ramphotyphlops |
| Species: | R. suluensis
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Behaviour
editDistribution and habitat
editThe type locality is Bubuan Island in the Tapian group of the Sulu Archipelago.[3]
References
edit- ^ Kim, P. (2022). "Ramphotyphlops suluensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T169780A186015555. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ Taylor, Edward H (1918). "Reptiles of the Sulu Archipelago". Philippine Journal of Science. D. 13 (5): 233–267.
- ^ a b c Ramphotyphlops suluensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 14 June 2021.