Lorenz's blind snake

Lorenz's blind snake (Ramphotyphlops lorenzi), also known commonly as Lorenz's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[3][4] The species is native to Maritime Southeast Asia.

Lorenz's blind snake
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Ramphotyphlops
Species:	R. lorenzi
Binomial name
Ramphotyphlops lorenzi (F. Werner, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops lorenzi F. Werner, 1909 Ramphotyphlops lorenzi — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999

Etymology

The specific name, lorenzi, is in honor of German ornithologist Theodore K. Lorenz.^[5]

Geographic range

R. lorenzi is found in Indonesia (Borneo).^[2]

Behavior

R. lorenzi is terrestrial and fossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

R. lorenzi is oviparous.^[2]