A new record of the Christmas Island Blind Snake, Ramphotyphlops exocoeti (Reptilia: Squamata: Typhlopidae)WA Museum Records and Supplements | Updated 7 years agoABSTRACT – The endemic Christmas Island Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops exocoeti is a species rarely collected since initial faunal collections were conducted on Christmas Island in 1887. Twenty-three years after the last record in 1986, an individual was collected on 31 July 2009. Here we catalogue historical collection records of this animal. We also describe the habitat and conditions in which the recent collection occurred and provide a brief morphological description of the animal including a diagnostic feature that may assist in future identifi cations. This account provides the fi rst accurate spatial record and detailed description of habitat utilised by this species. Author(s) Dion J. Maple, Rachel Barr, Michael J. Smith Volume Records 27 : Part 2 Article Published 2012 Page Number 156 DOI 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.27(2).2012.156-160 A new record of the Christmas Island Blind Snake, Ramphotyphlops exocoeti (Reptilia: Squamata: Typhlopidae) Download 811.02 KB To request an accessible version of this pdf please email onlineservices@museum.wa.gov.au