Taxon name
Indotyphlops braminus
(Daudin, 1803)
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National Red List Database
Taxonomic information
Scientific name
Indotyphlops braminus
(Daudin, 1803)
Assessed taxon level
Species
Higher level taxonomic groupings
Vertebrates
Reptiles
Species authority
(Daudin, 1803)
Taxonomic notes and synonyms listed
The species has also been recently placed in the typhlopid genera Typhlops and Typhlina (see Wallach 2009 for a complete synonymy). Following Wallach (2009), Typhlops khoratensis is considered a junior synonym of Indotyphlops braminus. Typhlops fletcheri has widely been treated as a junior synonym of Indotyphlops braminus, but examination of the holotype suggests that it is likely to represent a distinct species (A. Wynn pers. comm. to P. Uetz, in Uetz 2019). It is treated as valid (as I. fletcheri) without comment by Hedges et al. (2014), but as it has not been formally resurrected this account follows Pyron and Wallach (2014) in retaining it within I. braminus pending further taxonomic research.
Location and scope
Specific locality or subnational name or regional name
United Arab Emirates (the)
Scope (of the Assessment)
National
Countries included within the scope of the assessment
United Arab Emirates (the)
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Not_assigned
Conservation Status
Assessed as
Not Applicable
Criteria system used
IUCN
(see Assessment details)
Assessment rationale/justification
Within the United Arab Emirates, this species has only been recorded from Dubai and Abu Dhabi cities, where it is restricted to urban gardens. The species is considered Not Applicable for the UAE national Red List as a non-native introduction.
Assessment details
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Criteria system used
IUCN
Reference for methods given
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Further information
Endemism (according to assessment)
Endemic to region
Not assigned
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the United Arab Emirates, this species has been recorded from urban areas of Dubai (Gardner 2013, Burriel-Carranza et al. in press) and Abu Dhabi, where it is considered to be introduced. It occurs from sea level to 100 m asl. This species is native to tropical Asia (possibly Sri Lanka or southern India), but is invasive in many parts of the world and is now known from approximately 84 countries worldwide (Lever 2003, Wallach 2009). This cosmopolitan distribution includes Old World tropical and subtropical regions, with encroachment into the northern Hemisphere of the New World and adjacent temperate areas (Wallach 1999, 2009). It is found at a wide range of elevations.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Habitat and systems
Ecological system type
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This fossorial species is a human commensal and found in and around human habitation, also in gardens, loose soil, refuse heaps, decaying logs and trees, gutters and drainage ditches, and under leaf litter, heaps of stones and piled up bricks, flower pots.
Threats and conservation measures listed
Threats listed in assessment
There are no threats to this species.
Publication
Els, J., Allen, D., Hilton-Taylor, C., Harding, K. (2019). UAE National Red List of Herpetofauna: Amphibians & Terrestrial Reptiles, Sea Snakes & Marine Turtles. MOCCAE, UAE
