Loyalty Islands blind snake
# Loyalty Islands blind snake

The Loyalty Islands blind snake (Ramphotyphlops willeyi) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Melanesia.

## Etymology

The specific name, willeyi, is in honor of British-Canadian zoologist Arthur Willey.

## Geographic range

R. willeyi is found in the Loyalty Islands on Lifou and Maré, and on the island of New Caledonia.

## Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of R. willeyi is unknown, but the species is known to occur at an elevation of 150 m (490 ft).

## Description

The holotype of R. willeyi has a total length (including tail) of 19.5 cm (7.7 in). Its length is 32 times its diameter. Its color (in alcohol) is olive-brown dorsally, and yellowish ventrally. There are 22 scale rows around the body.

## Reproduction

R. willeyi is oviparous.

