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Island Blind Snake

HAWAIIAN SNAKE

(Photo from reference below)

Scientific name: Ramphotyphlops braminus
Family: Typhlopidae
Order: Squamata
Class: Serpentes

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Suggested Reading:

A field guide to reptiles and amphibians in the Hawaiian Islands, McKeown, Sean., Diamond Head Publishing, Inc. 1996.