Marx's worm snake

Marx's worm snake (Ramphotyphlops marxi) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to the Philippines.

Etymology The specific name, marxi, is in honor of American herpetologist Hymen Marx.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Ramphotyphlops marxi, p. 170).

Description Ramphotyphlops marxi has 30 rows of scales around the body at midbody. Its snout has a horizontal transverse edge.

Geographic distribution and habitat Ramphotyphlops marxi is known only from the holotype, collected from Samar island in the central Philippines in 1957. It presumably originated from a forested habitat.

Reproduction Ramphotyphlops marxi is oviparous.

References

Further reading

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 marxi, new combination).