Indotyphlops

GPTKB entity

Statements (66)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:genus
gptkbp:adapted_into burrowing
gptkbp:belongs_to gptkb:family_Typhlopidae
gptkbp:body_style cylindrical
gptkbp:color brown
gray
tan
gptkbp:conservation_status least concern
gptkbp:diet invertebrates
gptkbp:eye_color vestigial
gptkbp:family Typhlopidae
gptkbp:first_described_by Boulenger
gptkbp:habitat terrestrial
burrows
gptkbp:has_distribution gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:has_role soil aeration
pest control
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indotyphlops
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:snake
gptkbp:is_characterized_by small size
smooth scales
burrowing behavior
reduced eyes
gptkbp:is_described_as gptkb:Johann_Georg_Wagler
gptkbp:is_found_in tropical regions
gptkbp:is_often_associated_with gptkb:Asian_blind_snake
gptkb:Brahminy_blind_snake
gptkb:Javanese_blind_snake
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as gptkb:garden
farmlands
under rocks
leaf litter
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:National_Park
food web
suborder Serpentes
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:blind_snakes
gptkbp:is_studied_in gptkb:ecology
conservation biology
evolutionary biology
herpetology
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:product
gptkbp:length up to 30 cm
gptkbp:lifespan up to 5 years
gptkbp:native_to gptkb:Asia
gptkb:India
gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:notable_for cryptic coloration
elongated body
reduced tail
lack of limbs
fossorial lifestyle
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
gptkbp:scales smooth
gptkbp:species gptkb:Indotyphlops_javanicus
gptkb:Indotyphlops_maculatus
gptkb:Indotyphlops_rufus
gptkb:Indotyphlops_schneideri
gptkb:Indotyphlops_braminus
gptkbp:threats climate change
pollution
habitat loss
urbanization
agricultural expansion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:family_Typhlopidae
gptkb:Slender_Blind_Snake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6