Ramphotyphlops braminus
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Typhlopidae
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Common name
Brahmanen-Wurmschlange (German), Brahminy blindsnake (English), Brahminy blind snake (English), flowerpot snake (English), bootlace snake (English), Serpiente-ciega de Braminy (Spanish)
Synonym
Eryx braminus , Daudin 1803
Ophthalmidium tenue , Hallowell 1861
Tortrix russelii , Merrem 1820
Typhlops russeli Schlegel , 1839
Typhlops braminus , Dumeril & Bibron 1844: 309
Argyrophis truncatus , Gray 1845
Onychocephalus capensis , Smith 1846
Argyrophis bramicus , [sic] Kelaart 1854: 137
Typhlops (Typhlops) inconspicuus , Jan 1863: 11
Typhlops accedens , Jan 1864
Typhlops braminus , Jan 1864
Typhlops (Typhlops) euproctus , Boettger 1882: 479
Typhlops braminus , Boulenger 1893: 16
Typhlops limbrickii , Annandale 1906
Typhlops braminus , Stejneger 1907: 260
Typhlops braminus , Boulenger 1920
Glauconia braueri , Sternfeld 1910
Typhlopidae [sic] braminus , Roux 1911
Typhlops braminus , De Rooij 1917: 5
Typhlops braminus , Smith 1943
Typhlops pseudosaurus , Dryden & Taylor 1969
Typhlina braminus , Mcdowell 1974
Ramphotyphlops braminus , Nussbaum 1980
Ramphotyphlops braminus , Conant & Collings 1991: 144
Ramphotyphlops braminus , Glaw & Vences 1994: 350
Ramphotyphlops braminus , Manthey & Grossmann 1997: 432
Ramphotyphlops braminus , Cox et al. 1998: 12
Ramphotyphlops braminus , Mcdiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999: 59
Ramphotyphlops braminus , D' Cruze et al. 2007
Ramphotyphlops braminus , Broadley & Wallach 2009 �
Rhamphotyphlops braminus , (Daudin, 1803)
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Summary
The flowerpot snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) has been introduced around the world in nursery materials through the nursery trade. It is found in garden soils.

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Compiler: IUCN SSC Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) with support from the Overseas Territories Environmental Programme (OTEP) project XOT603, a joint project with the Cayman Islands Government - Department of Environment

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Publication date: 2010-11-10

Recommended citation: Global Invasive Species Database (2024) Species profile: Ramphotyphlops braminus. Downloaded from http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=1789 on 24-04-2024.

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5 references found for Ramphotyphlops braminus

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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS), 2010. Ramphotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)
Summary: Available from: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=174341 [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Kraus, F. 2009. Alien Reptiles and Amphibians: A Scientific Compendium and Analysis. Invading Nature: Springer Series in Invasion Ecology 4. Springer-Verlag. 563 pp.
Ota, H., M. Toda, G. Masunaga, A. Kikukawa, and M. Toda. 2004. Feral populations of amphibians and reptiles in the Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan. Global Environmental Research 8: 133�143.
Reptiles Database, 2010. Ramphotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)
Summary: Available from: http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species.php?genus=Ramphotyphlops&species=braminus [Accessed 5 October 2010]
Varnham, K. 2006 (Updated 2009). Database of non-native species occurring in UK Overseas Territories. JNCC Report 372, Peterborough, United Kingdom.
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Ramphotyphlops braminus
Brahmanen-Wurmschlange , Brahminy blindsnake, Brahminy blind snake, flowerpot snake, bootlace snake, Serpiente-ciega de Braminy
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(2024). Ramphotyphlops braminus. IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT).