Virtually blind this snake can, however, distinguish between light and dark. The tail is short and blunt and bears a short, sharp spine. The Brahminy Blind Snake feeds on small invertebrates, mainly ant larvae and pupae. The species is the only known parthenogenetic snake i.e. all specimens...
The Brahminy blindsnake, Indotyphlops braminus, is the only known obligate parthenogenetic species of snakes. Although the origin of I. braminus is thought to be South Asia, this snake has attracted worldwide attention as an alien species, as it has been introduced to all continents except ...
Westernmost record of the Brahminy Blindsnake, Virgotyphlops braminus (Squamata: Typhlodidae), in Cubadoi:10.17161/randa.v28i3.15977Luis F. De ArmasM. IturriagaReptiles & Amphibians
This is chromosomal analysis of the brahminy blind snake, Ramphotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803), a newly recorded species in northeastern Thailand. Mitotic chromosomes were prepared directly from intestinal epithelia cells of five brahminy blind snakes. Conventional staining and Ag-NOR banding ...
Ptychadena mascareniensisBrahminy blind snakeAlien species are those introduced by man, accidentally or intentionally, outside of their natural geographic range.Where alien species pose a major threat to native biota through resource competition, predation, and the introduction of disease, they are ...