Stats

Lifespan

1-5 yrs

Size

Tiny

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Tropical rainforest

Range

Africa and Asia

Movement

Burrowing

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Burrowing

Status

Uncommon

About

This tiny, worm-like snake lives in soil across Africa, Asia, and beyond. Every individual is female and reproduces by cloning itself to create identical offspring.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   hatchling

   A miniature reptile emerges from its egg already independent.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A juvenile sheds and grows, often duller-colored than adults.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown with adult size and coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Reptilia

Order

Squamata

Family

Typhlopidae

Genus

Indotyphlops

Species

Indotyphlops braminus