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<mods:title>The herpetofauna of Timor-Leste: a first report</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Kaiser, Hinrich</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Freed, Paul</mods:namePart>
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<mods:namePart>Lester, Barbara</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>Conservation International, PO Box 1024, Atherton, Queensland 4883, Australia; and Herpetology Department, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia</mods:affiliation>
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<mods:namePart>O'Shea, Mark</mods:namePart>
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<mods:affiliation>West Midland Safari Park, Bewdley, Worcestershire DY 12 1 LF, United Kingdom; and Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia</mods:affiliation>
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<treatment ID-GBIF-Taxon="152029864" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:33A97558720AC9E559476C098682594C" httpUri="http://treatment.plazi.org/id/33A97558720AC9E559476C098682594C" lastPageNumber="47" pageId="28" pageNumber="47">
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<taxonomicName LSID="33A97558-720A-C9E5-5947-6C098682594C" authority="(Daudin, 1803)" baseAuthorityName="Daudin" baseAuthorityYear="1803" class="Reptilia" family="Typhlopidae" genus="Ramphotyphlops" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF,CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Ramphotyphlops braminus" order="Squamata" pageId="28" pageNumber="47" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="braminus">Ramphotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)</taxonomicName>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="F26" captionText="Figure 26. Ramphotyphlops braminus. Specimen (USNM 573683, SVL 147 mm, TL 150 mm) from the Same area, Manufahi District. Photos by Hinrich Kaiser (top) and Mark O'Shea (bottom)." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/15890" pageId="28" pageNumber="47">Fig. 26</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="47">Common names.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="47">(E) Brahminy Blindsnake, Flowerpot Snake. *(T) Samea matan delek (samea = snake, matan delek = blind).</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="47">Identification.</paragraph>
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Brahminy blindsnakes are vermiform snakes in both morphology (
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="F26" captionText="Figure 26. Ramphotyphlops braminus. Specimen (USNM 573683, SVL 147 mm, TL 150 mm) from the Same area, Manufahi District. Photos by Hinrich Kaiser (top) and Mark O'Shea (bottom)." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/15890" pageId="28" pageNumber="47">Fig. 26</figureCitation>
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Upper) and behavior. Body thickness is similar in diameter to the ink tube of a ballpoint pen, and when encountered these snakes will writhe energetically. When grabbed, a typical behavior is to stab the pointed end of the tail into the finger holding the animal in order to gain better purchase for an escape. A closer look will reveal much-reduced eyes as pigmented areas under translucent head scales (
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 26" captionStartId="F26" captionText="Figure 26. Ramphotyphlops braminus. Specimen (USNM 573683, SVL 147 mm, TL 150 mm) from the Same area, Manufahi District. Photos by Hinrich Kaiser (top) and Mark O'Shea (bottom)." httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/15890" pageId="28" pageNumber="47">Fig. 26</figureCitation>
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Lower), a tiny forked tongue, and a scale pattern that is diagnostic when differentiating blindsnake taxa. Addison Wynn (USNM) confirmed species identity.
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<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="47">Collection and natural history.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="28" pageNumber="47">We found three specimens of this near-cosmopolitan blindsnake, each in disturbed habitat. The first was found under a rock in the middle of an unpaved country lane with very little vehicular traffic. The second was spotted within minutes of the first under a rock along the edge of the same road. We were surprised by fact that the third specimen essentially found us, by travelling across the smooth, tiled floors of the hotel lobby and into one of our rooms. Even though it was easily spotted, it was quite difficult to pick up.</paragraph>
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This is the only known parthenogenetic snake species and this factor, combined with its small size and secretive nature, make it an excellent colonizer. A single specimen arriving in the root-ball of a decorative or food plant is sufficient to establish a new colony. Due to the actions of humans this is the most widely distributed snake species in the world, probably only rivaled by the ubiquitous house geckos (
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="47">Hemidactylus</emphasis>
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spp.) amongst the lizards.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="47">Figure 26.</emphasis>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="28" pageNumber="47">Ramphotyphlops braminus</emphasis>
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. Specimen (USNM 573683, SVL 147 mm, TL 150 mm) from the Same area, Manufahi District. Photos by Hinrich Kaiser (top) and Mark
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(bottom).
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