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Kei Island Worm Snake
Malayotyphlops kraalii
The Kei Island worm snake (Malayotyphlops kraalii ) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.
From the article Kei Island worm snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The preferred natural habitat of M. kraalii is forest, at altitudes from sea level to 700 m (2,300 ft), but it has also been found in artificial habitats such as gardens and plantations.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
In human culture
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.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Malayotyphlops kraalii in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 539972.