Malayotyphlops ruficauda

Malayotyphlops ruficauda, commonly known as brown blind snake or red-headed worm snake, is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.^[2][3] It is endemic to the Philippines, where it is found on the islands of Luzon, Tablas and Marinduque.^[1][4]

Malayotyphlops ruficauda
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Malayotyphlops
Species:	M. ruficauda
Binomial name
Malayotyphlops ruficauda (Gray, 1845)
Synonyms
Anilios ruficauda Gray, 1845 Typhlops jagori Boulenger, 1893 Typhlops petersii Steindacher, 1867 Typhlops ruficauda Boettger, 1886 Typhlops ruficaudus McDiarmid, Campbell, & Toure, 1999 Malayotyphlops ruficaudus Diesmos, 2016