Ramphotyphlops braminus (Daudin,1803) ) Brahminy Worm Snake	Diagnostic characters:
	Small worm-like creatures with smooth, polished scales. Body uniformly cylindrical; tail is very short ending in a small sharp stiff point. Snout rounded; strongly projecting; nostrils lateral; eyes distinct and barely visible, Scales in 20 rows around the body; 290-320 transverse rows of scales. Brown or blackish above, lighter below, snout, anal region and end of tail usually whitish with smooth scales. SVL: 150mm.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Mainly nocturnal and burrowing in nature; found under logs, moist leaves and humus in wet forests; seen under black cotton soil of Malwa up to out the depth of 100 cms. Lays 5-8 self-fertilized eggs. 6 cooked rice size eggs were laid by a female at Ujjain in the month of August, 1998
	Diet:
	Feeds on soft bodied larvae and eggs of ants and termites.
	Legal Protection:
	Abundant,WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV.
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Near threatened. Common. No serious threat observed.
	Distribution:Madhya Pradesh: Throughout. Elsewhere India: Throughout. Elsewhere outside: South Asia and Introduced Worldwide