Acutotyphlops banaorum

Acutotyphlops banaorum
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Acutotyphlops
Species:	A. banaorum
Binomial name
	Acutotyphlops banaorum; Wallach et al., 2007

Last updated October 05, 2025

Acutotyphlops banaorum is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[2] The species is endemic to the Philippines.^[3]^[4]

Etymology

The specific name, banaorum, refers to the Banao, a tribe indigenous to northern Luzon island.^[5]

Geographic range

Acutotyphlops banaorum is found in the province of Kalinga, which is on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines.^[4]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitats of Acutotyphlops banaorum are forest, shrubland, and grassland.^[1]

Behavior

Acutotyphlops banaorum is fossorial.^[1]

Reproduction

Acutotyphlops banaorum is oviparous.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 Brown, R.; Diesmos, A. (2009). "Acutotyphlops banaorum ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T169799A6675382. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169799A6675382.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
↑ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
↑ "Acutotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 August 2007.
1 2 Acutotyphlops banaorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 July 2018.
↑ Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. (Acutotyphlops banaorum, p. 16).

Wallach V, Brown RM, Diesmos AC, Gee GVA (2007). "An Enigmatic New Species of Blind Snake from Luzon Island, Northern Philippines, with a Synopsis of the Genus Acutotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Journal of Herpetology41 (4); 690–702. (Acutotyphlops banaorum, new species).
Weinell JL, Hooper E, Leviton AE, Brown RM (2019). "Illustrated Key to the Snakes of the Philippines". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series66 (1): 1–49.

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[iucn_status_18_November_2021-1] 1 2 3 4 Brown, R.; Diesmos, A. (2009). "Acutotyphlops banaorum ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2009 e.T169799A6675382. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169799A6675382.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.

[McD99-2] McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).

[ITIS-3] "Acutotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 29 August 2007.

[RDB-4] 1 2 Acutotyphlops banaorum at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 July 2018.

[5] Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. (Acutotyphlops banaorum, p. 16).

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