Kei Island worm snake
Species of snake
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The Kei Island worm snake (Malayotyphlops kraalii) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4]
| Kei Island worm snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Malayotyphlops |
| Species: | M. kraalii |
| Binomial name | |
| Malayotyphlops kraalii (Doria, 1874) | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Etymology
The specific name, kraalii, is in honor of Captain P.F. Kraal of the Dutch military in the Moluccas, who assisted the Italian expedition on which the holotype was collected.[5]
Geographic range
M. kraalii is found in the Kai Islands of Indonesia.[2]
Habitat
Behavior
M. kraalii is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]