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.

Description
The holotype of R. willeyi has a total length (including tail) of 19.5 cm. 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.