Wildlifeof Malaysia
White-headed Blind Snake
Pipe, Blind & Burrowing Snakes
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Indotyphlops albiceps
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Range
Myanmar, southern Thailand, West Malaysia, Hong Kong, Laos and Bangladesh
The white-headed blind snake is a burrowing blind snake found in Myanmar, southern Thailand, West Malaysia, Hong Kong, Laos and Bangladesh, with its type locality at Chanthaburi in south-east Thailand. It has a rounded snout, 20 scale rows around the body, and a white head, neck, tail and anal region. It lays eggs, and the name means white head (Reptile Database, general species account).
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- Where is the White-headed Blind Snake found?
- Myanmar, southern Thailand, West Malaysia, Hong Kong, Laos and Bangladesh