NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Striped Blind Snake
Ramphotyphlops lineatus (Schlegel, 1839)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The striped blind snake (Ramphotyphlops lineatus) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. Once claimed as being extinct, it was rediscovered in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore after 172 years. The snake was found dead, and it was 4 cm longer than the previous maximum limit of the snake's length, 48 cm.
Wikipedia contributors, Striped blind snake; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:27:26.936165+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Ramphotyphlops lineatus (Schlegel, 1839)
- Name authority
- (Schlegel, 1839)
- Common name
- Striped Blind Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Ramphotyphlops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderScolecophidia Cope, 1864
- familyTyphlopidae
- genusRamphotyphlops
- speciesRamphotyphlops lineatus (Schlegel, 1839)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ramphotyphlops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ramphotyphlops adocetus Wynn, Reynolds, Buden, Falanruw & Lynch, 2012 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Arboreal Blind SnakeRamphotyphlops angusticeps (Peters, 1878) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Beck’s Blind SnakeRamphotyphlops becki (Tanner, 1948) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Southern New Guinea blindsnakeRamphotyphlops bipartitus (Sauvage, 1879) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Conrad's Worm SnakeRamphotyphlops conradi (Peters, 1874) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cuming's Blind SnakeRamphotyphlops cumingii (Gray, 1845) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ramphotyphlops depressus Peters, 1880 | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Marx's Worm SnakeRamphotyphlops marxi (Wallach, 1993) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Hook-nosed blindsnakeRamphotyphlops multilineatus (Schlegel, 1839) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ramphotyphlops similis (Brongersma, 1934) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ramphotyphlops supranasalis (Brongersma, 1934) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ramphotyphlops willeyi (Boulenger, 1900) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Typhlops lineatus Schlegel, 1839 Schlegel, 1839 | synonym |
| Typhlops (Typhlina) lineatus Jan, 1863 Jan, 1863 | synonym |
| Typhlops lineatus var. sumatranus Werner, 1896 Werner, 1896 | synonym |
| Typhlops lineata Boie, 1827 Boie, 1827 | synonym |
| Typhlops lineatus Fitzinger, 1826 Fitzinger, 1826 | synonym |
| Typhlops lineatus var. numatrana Boulenger, 1896 Boulenger, 1896 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Ramphotyphlops&species=lineatus Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4RCGZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.