flowerpot snake
reptile
Also known as: Ramphotyphlops braminus, brahminy blind snake
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blind snakes
- In blind snake
…tropics; however, one species, the flowerpot snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus), now occurs on many oceanic islands and all continents except Antarctica. It gained its worldwide distribution through its presence in the soil of potted plants and because of parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction that does not require fertilization to produce offspring.…
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reproduction
- In reptile: Courtship and fertilization
…the brahminy blind snake (Ramphotyphlops braminus)—females may reproduce by parthenogenesis (that is, their eggs require no sperm activation or fertilization). Instead, the eggs are self-activated and spontaneously begin cell division and differentiation once they are ovulated and deposited in a nest. In many cases the entire species is unisexual…
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