Ramphotyphlops olivaceus (Gray, 1845)

Olive-colored Blind Snake

Onychophis olivaceus Gray, 1845:133 .

Typhlops olivaceus, Taylor, 1922a:58 (no Philippine records).

Ramphotyphlops olivaceous, Wynn and Leviton, 1993:45 .— Wallach, 1993:271.— McDiarmid, Campbell, and Touré, 1999:71.

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— “ Philippines ”. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.10.57.

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION.— Basilan, Samar, Sulu Archipelago (Bubuan, Sibutu).

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION (OTHER THAN PHILIPPINES) (Map 33A [p. 144]).— Indonesia (Ambon, Borneo, Ceram [Seram], Mysool, Sangihe Ids., Sulawesi); Malaysia (Sarawak); (? British Solomon Ids. [Barbour, 1914]).

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— The conservation status of Ramphotyphlops olivaceus has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List [2016] ver. 3.1, but IUCN notes that it is listed in the Catalogue of Life.