| Ramphotyphlops becki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Ramphotyphlops |
| Species: | R. becki |
| Binomial name | |
| Ramphotyphlops becki (Tanner, 1948) | |
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Ramphotyphlops becki, also known as Beck's blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to the Solomon Islands. The specific epithet becki honours zoologist D. Elden Beck of Brigham Young University, collector of the holotype.
Behaviour
The species is oviparous.
Distribution
The type locality is Guadalcanal.
References
- ^ "Ramphotyphlops becki (TANNER, 1948)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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| Ramphotyphlops becki | |
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