Indotyphlops braminus | UAE National Red List of Herpetofauna: Amphibians & Terrestrial Reptiles, Sea Snakes & Marine Turtles

Taxa
Indotyphlops braminus | (Daudin, 1803)
Publication
UAE National Red List of Herpetofauna: Amphibians & Terrestrial Reptiles, Sea Snakes & Marine Turtles
Location
Countries in Assessment
United Arab Emirates
Country ISO code(s)
ARE
Does the assessment cover a marine EEZ area(s)?
Off
Scope (Assessment)
National
Taxon
Taxonomic Group
Vertebrates
Taxonomic Group Level 2
Reptiles
Assessed taxon level
Species
Taxonomic Notes
The species has also been recently placed in the typhlopid genera Typhlops and Typhlina (see Wallach 2009 for a complete synonymy). Following Wallach (2009), Typhlops khoratensis is considered a junior synonym of Indotyphlops braminus. Typhlops fletcheri has widely been treated as a junior synonym of Indotyphlops braminus, but examination of the holotype suggests that it is likely to represent a distinct species (A. Wynn pers. comm. to P. Uetz, in Uetz 2019). It is treated as valid (as I. fletcheri) without comment by Hedges et al. (2014), but as it has not been formally resurrected this account follows Pyron and Wallach (2014) in retaining it within I. braminus pending further taxonomic research.
Taxon distribution as listed in assessment
Within the United Arab Emirates, this species has been recorded from urban areas of Dubai (Gardner 2013, Burriel-Carranza et al. in press) and Abu Dhabi, where it is considered to be introduced. It occurs from sea level to 100 m asl. This species is native to tropical Asia (possibly Sri Lanka or southern India), but is invasive in many parts of the world and is now known from approximately 84 countries worldwide (Lever 2003, Wallach 2009). This cosmopolitan distribution includes Old World tropical and subtropical regions, with encroachment into the northern Hemisphere of the New World and adjacent temperate areas (Wallach 1999, 2009). It is found at a wide range of elevations.
Habitats and Ecology
Ecological system type
Terrestrial system
No
Freshwater system
No
Marine system
No
Habitat
Habitat details as listed in assessment
This fossorial species is a human commensal and found in and around human habitation, also in gardens, loose soil, refuse heaps, decaying logs and trees, gutters and drainage ditches, and under leaf litter, heaps of stones and piled up bricks, flower pots.
Is there a map available in assessment?
Yes
Assessed status
Asessment status in full
Not Applicable
Assessment rationale/justification
Within the United Arab Emirates, this species has only been recorded from Dubai and Abu Dhabi cities, where it is restricted to urban gardens. The species is considered Not Applicable for the UAE national Red List as a non-native introduction.
About the assessment
Assessment year
2018
Assessors/contributors/reviewers listed
UAE National Red List Workshop
Affliation of assessor(s)/contributors/reviewers listed on assessment
Government
IGO
Assessor affiliation specific
Government|IGO
Criteria system
Criteria system specifics
IUCN v3.1 + Regional Guidelines v4.0
Criteria system used
IUCN
Criteria Citation
IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria: Version 3.1, Second edition. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. iv + 32pp pp. And IUCN. 2012. Guidelines for Application of IUCN Red List Criteria at Regional and National Levels: Version 4.0. Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK: IUCN. iii + 41pp.
Endemism
Endemic to region
Not_assigned
Endemism Notes
Is an endemic?: Not_assigned
Conservation
Threats listed in assessment
There are no threats to this species.
Conservation Measures

Conservation measures:
Conservation measures notes:
Required conservation measures:

Scientific Name Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Indotyphlops braminus Animalia Chordata Reptilia Squamata Typhlopidae Indotyphlops