Ramphotyphlops aluensis (Boulenger, 1887)
Taveuni blind snake, Taveuni blindsnake
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Typhlops aluensis Boulenger, 1887
Conservation Status
Last record: before 27 October 1897
Rediscovered in 2003 or before (Morrison, 2003)
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution
Taveuni Island, Fiji
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Allison, A., Hamilton, A. & Tallowin, O. 2012. Ramphotyphlops aluensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T201751A2714912. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T201751A2714912.en. Downloaded on 04 November 2017.
Morrison, C. (2003). A Field Guide to the Herpetofauna of Fiji. Institute of Applied Sciences, University of the South Pacific, Fiji.
Watling, Dick, Wynn, Addison and Zug, George R. (2010). Rediscovery of the Taveuni blind snake. Oryx 44(2): 165-166.
https://naturefiji.org/blind-snake-found-on-taveuni/
https://books.google.com.au/books?id=jpts77fVJ94C&pg=PA217&lpg=PA217&dq=Taveuni+blind+snake&source=bl&ots=dSQa-m1HhN&sig=DdHHvWDjHGpBnATqnwufo3kiFiM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi38saquK_ZAhVJOJQKHRovCmQQ6AEITTAH#v=onepage&q=Taveuni%20blind%20snake&f=false
http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/22815/ramphotyphlops-aluensis