taxonID	type	description	language	source
03C08781FFD7FFAFFF77398110505FA0.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Eryx braminus Daudin, 1803: 279.	en	Wallach, Van (2021): Addendum to the proposal for a new generic name, Virgotyphlops, for the species Eryx braminus Daudin, 1803 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Pod @ rcis 12 (1): 16-18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15593541
03C08781FFD7FFAFFF77398110505FA0.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Virgotyphlops can be distinguished from all other genera of the squamate suborder Serpentes by its triploid karyotype (3 n = 42), obligative parthenogenetic method of reproduction, and confluence of the supranasal gland line with the caudal portion of rostral gland line on dorsum of head, interrupting the anterior and posterior rostral lines (WALLACH, 2020 a). Virgotyphlops can best be described as a genus of miniature, unisexual, all-female, highly successful invasive snakes.	en	Wallach, Van (2021): Addendum to the proposal for a new generic name, Virgotyphlops, for the species Eryx braminus Daudin, 1803 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Pod @ rcis 12 (1): 16-18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15593541
03C08781FFD7FFAFFF77398110505FA0.taxon	etymology	Etymology: derived from the Greek virgo, meaning virgin birth, and typhlops, meaning blind [snake].	en	Wallach, Van (2021): Addendum to the proposal for a new generic name, Virgotyphlops, for the species Eryx braminus Daudin, 1803 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Pod @ rcis 12 (1): 16-18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15593541
03C08781FFD7FFAFFF77398110505FA0.taxon	vernacular_names	Vernacular names: Flowerpot snake or Brahminy blindsnake.	en	Wallach, Van (2021): Addendum to the proposal for a new generic name, Virgotyphlops, for the species Eryx braminus Daudin, 1803 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Pod @ rcis 12 (1): 16-18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15593541
03C08781FFD7FFAFFF77398110505FA0.taxon	distribution	Distribution: Due to the ease with which it can be transported in the soil of plants, the natural range of Virgotyphlops braminus has greatly expanded as a result of human commerce to include humid to arid climates in tropical, subtropical, and occasionally temperate regions of the world, except for South America (which it has not yet invaded). Outside of Asia, it is primarily found in domestic and urban habitations.	en	Wallach, Van (2021): Addendum to the proposal for a new generic name, Virgotyphlops, for the species Eryx braminus Daudin, 1803 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Pod @ rcis 12 (1): 16-18, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15593541
