Name:Typhlopslazelli
Alias:Typhlopslazelli,Indotyphlops lazelli,Rasmus's blind snake
Outline:Squamata
Family:B.snakes
length:7-15cm
Weight:No verification information
Life:8-10years
IUCN:LC
Hong Kong blind snake (scientific name: Typhlops lazelli) is a reptile of the genus Typhlops in the family Typhlopidae, also known as Lazelli's blind snake, and is endemic to Hong Kong.
This species is named after James D. Lazell to honor his contribution to the study of reptile communities in suburban areas of Hong Kong. The type specimen was collected by Sandra Brown in Pokfulam in 1988, and the paratype specimen was collected from the campus of the University of Hong Kong in 1992 and is stored in the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University.
Humans know very little about the habits of Hong Kong blind snakes. Only two individuals have been found, and the type specimen was found in a pile of fallen leaves.
Listed in the 2013 Red List of Endangered Species of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) ver3.1--Critically Endangered (CR).
Listed in the China Biodiversity Red List-Vertebrate Volume, with an assessment level of Near Threatened (NT).
Listed in the second level of the "List of National Key Protected Wildlife in China".
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