Reuter's blind snake

Reuter's blind snake (Madatyphlops reuteri), also known commonly as Reuter's worm snake,^[3] is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[4][5]

Reuter'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:	Madatyphlops
Species:	M. reuteri
Binomial name
Madatyphlops reuteri (Boettger, 1881)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops reuteri Boettger, 1881 Typhlops lenzi Boettger, 1882 Madatyphlops reuteri — Hedges et al., 2014 Lemuriatyphlops reuteri — Pyron & Wallach, 2014 Madatyphlops reuteri — Nagy et al., 2015

Etymology

The specific name, reuteri, is in honor of "C. Reuter" who collected the holotype.^[3]

Geographic range

M. reuteri is endemic to the Madagascan island Nosy Be.^[2]

Reproduction

M. reuteri is oviparous.^[2]