Malayotyphlops koekkoeki explained

Malayotyphlops koekkoeki, also known commonly as Koekkoek's blind snake or the Boenjoe Island worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, koekkoeki, is in honor of Dutch scientific illustrator Marinus Adrianus Koekkoek (1873-1944).^[2]

Geographic range

M. koekkoeki is found on the Indonesian island of Bunyu off the northeastern coast of Borneo.^[3]

Behavior

M. koekkoeki is terrestrial, fossorial, and nocturnal.

Reproduction

M. koekkoeki is oviparous.^[3]

Further reading

• Brongersma LD (1934). "Contributions to Indo-Australian Herpetology". Zoologische Mededelingen 17: 161–251. (Typhlops koekkoeki, new species, pp. 186–187 + Figures 13–15 on p. 190).
• Das I (2006). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Borneo. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books.144 pp. . (Typhlops koekkoeki, p. 11).
• Hedges, S. Blair

Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1–61. (Malayotyphlops koekoeki, new combination).

• Manthey U, Grossmann W (1997). Amphibien & Reptilien Südostasiens. Münster: Natur und Tier Verlag. 512 pp. . (Typhlops koekkoeki, p. 433). (in German).

Notes and References

1. [species:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid, Roy W.]
2. [species:Bo Beolens|Beolens, Bo]
3. www.reptile-database.org.