Ramphotyphlops marxi (Wallach, 1993)

Marx’s Worm Snake; Marx’s Blind Snake

Typhlops marxi Wallach, 1993:263, figs. 1–2.— McDiarmid, Campbell, and Touré, 1999:110.

Ramphotyphlops marxi, Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin, and Vidal, 2014:39 .

TYPE LOCALITY AND TYPE SPECIMEN (S).— Tarabucan (12°13ʹN, 124°35ʹE), four miles SE of spur of Sigarag Mountains, Matuguinao Municipality, northern Western Samar Prov., Samar Id., Philippines. Holotype: FMNH 96520.

PHILIPPINE DISTRIBUTION (ENDEMIC) (Map 32D [p. 143]).— Samar (known only from the type locality) .

CONSERVATION STATUS [IUCN].— Data Deficient [2016] ver. 3.1.