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title: "Brahminy Blindsnake"
description: "Indotyphlops braminus — Reptielen. Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake (), is a non-venomous blind snake species, found mostly in Africa and Asia, and has been introduced in many other parts of the world."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/brahminy-blindsnake
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Brahminy Blindsnake

> Indotyphlops braminus — Reptielen. Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake (), is a non-venomous blind snake species, found mostly in Africa and Asia, and has been introduced in many other parts of the world.

- Scientific name: *Indotyphlops braminus*
- Category: `reptiles` (Reptielen)
- Habitats: `urban` (Steden en tuinen)
- iNaturalist observations: 9783
- Wikidata: [Q22299988](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22299988)
- iNaturalist taxon: [539844](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/539844)

## Names

- en: Brahminy Blindsnake
- de: Khorat-Blindschlange
- es: Serpiente ciega afroasiática
- fr: Typhlops brame

## Countries with the most observations

US (3094), MX (1409), IN (1025), TW (574), HK (404), ID (295), CN (232), ZA (183), TH (176), MY (110), AU (89), JP (73)

## Summary

Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake (), is a non-venomous blind snake species, found mostly in Africa and Asia, and has been introduced in many other parts of the world. It is a completely fossorial (i.e., burrowing) reptile, with habits and appearance similar to an earthworm, for which it is often mistaken and shares convergent evolution with, although close examination reveals tiny scales and eyes rather than the annular segments characteristic of a true earthworm. The species is parthenogenetic and all known specimens have been female. The specific name is a Latinized form of the word…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indotyphlops_braminus

## Photo

![Brahminy Blindsnake](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brahminy-blindsnake/medium.jpg)

Photo: Edwin Wilke · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70014728

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brahminy-blindsnake?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).