''Ramphotyphlops adocetus'' is a species of
blind snake
The Scolecophidia, commonly known as blind snakes or thread snakes, are an infraorder of snakes. They range in length from . All are fossorial (adapted for burrowing). Five families and 39 genera are recognized. The Scolecophidia infraorder is mos ...
that is
endemic to
Micronesia. The
specific epithet
In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...
''adocetus'' (“unexpected” or “surprising”) refers to the unexpected discovery of this snake on a remote
atoll.
Distribution
The species occurs in the
Caroline Islands in the
Federated States of Micronesia. The
type locality is Pasa Island,
Ant Atoll.
References
adocetus
Reptiles of Oceania
Endemic fauna of the Federated States of Micronesia
Reptiles described in 2012
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