Loyalty Islands blind snake
Species of snake
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The Loyalty Islands blind snake (Ramphotyphlops willeyi) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4] The species is endemic to Melanesia.
| Loyalty Islands blind snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Ramphotyphlops |
| Species: | R. willeyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramphotyphlops willeyi (Boulenger, 1900) | |
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Etymology
The specific name, willeyi, is in honor of British-Canadian zoologist Arthur Willey.[5]
Geographic range
R. willeyi is found in the Loyalty Islands on Lifou and Maré, and on the island of New Caledonia.[2]