| Abstract: | Two new blind snakes in the genus Ramphotyphlops are described from Ulithi (R. hatmaliyeb sp. nov.) and Ant Atoll (R. adocetus sp. nov.) in the Caroline Islands, the first blind snake species known from Micronesia east of Palau (excluding Ramphotyphlops braminus). Both species are unusual in being known only from small, low-lying atolls. They can be distinguished from other Ramphotyphlops by the combination of 22 scale rows over the length of the body; a wedge-shaped snout, without a keratinized keel; and a broad, pyriform (R. adocetus) or ovate (R. hatmaliyeb) rostral scale. |
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| ProdID: | 70009621 |
| Citation Author: | Wynn, Addison H.; Reynolds, Robert P.; Buden, Donald W.; Falanruw, Marjorie ; Lynch, Brian |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Zootaxa |
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| Citation Number Of Pages: | 16 |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 16 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Magnolia Press |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | The unexpected discovery of blind snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Micronesia: two new species of Ramphotyphlops from the Caroline Islands; 2012; Article; Journal; Zootaxa; Wynn, Addison H.; Reynolds, Robert P.; Buden, Donald W.; Falanruw, Marjorie ; Lynch, Brian |
| Citation Start Page: | 39 |
| Citation Volume: | 3172 |
| Citation Year: | 2012 |
| Type: | citation/reference |
| Text: | The unexpected discovery of blind snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Micronesia: two new species of Ramphotyphlops from the Caroline Islands; 2012; Article; Journal; Zootaxa; Wynn, Addison H.; Reynolds, Robert P.; Buden, Donald W.; Falanruw, Marjorie ; Lynch, Brian |
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| Date Other: | Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:55 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Magnolia Press |
