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Blind snakes
Typhlopidae
| Etymology: | 'Blind eye-family' | ||||||||
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| Notes: | Blind snakes are small, fossorial snakes. Their eyes are greatly reduced and covered in a thick scale, but still functional. They feed primarily on ant eggs and ant larvae. They can release a pungent odour if disturbed. | ||||||||
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Reproductive modes:
Oviparous - 43 out of 43 Australian species Size range: Smallest Australian species: flowerpot blind snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus) at 12 cm Longest Australian species: blackish blind snake (Ramphotyphlops nigrescens) at up to 75 cm |
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| Number of Australian genera: | 2 | ||||||||
| Number of Australian species: | 43 | ||||||||
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