The Loyalty Islands blind snake (Ramphotyphlops willeyi) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4] The species is endemic to Melanesia.
Etymology
The specific name, willeyi, is in honor of British-Canadian zoologist Arthur Willey.[5]
Geographic range
R. willeyi is found in the Loyalty Islands on Lifou and Maré, and on the island of New Caledonia.[2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of R. willeyi is unknown, but the species is known to occur at an elevation of 150 m (490 ft).[1]
Description
The holotype of R. willeyi has a total length (including tail) of 19.5 cm (7.7 in). Its length is 32 times its diameter. Its color (in alcohol) is olive-brown dorsally, and yellowish ventrally. There are 22 scale rows around the body.[6]
Reproduction
R. willeyi is oviparous.[2]
References
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^ a b Whitaker, A.H.; Sadlier, R.A. (2011). "Ramphotyphlops willeyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T176206A7197125. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T176206A7197125.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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^ a b c Species Ramphotyphlops willeyi at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
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^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series), ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume). (Ramphotyphlops willeyi, p. 75).
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^ "Ramphotyphlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
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^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ramphotyphlops willeyi, p. 286).
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^ Boulenger (1900).
