''Ramphotyphlops adocetus'' is a species of

blind snake The Scolecophidia, commonly known as blind snakes or thread snakes, are an infraorder of snakes. They range in length from . All are fossorial (adapted for burrowing). Five families and 39 genera are recognized. The Scolecophidia infraorder is mos ...

that is endemic to Micronesia. The

specific epithet In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

''adocetus'' (“unexpected” or “surprising”) refers to the unexpected discovery of this snake on a remote atoll.

Distribution

The species occurs in the Caroline Islands in the Federated States of Micronesia. The type locality is Pasa Island, Ant Atoll.

References

adocetus Reptiles of Oceania Endemic fauna of the Federated States of Micronesia Reptiles described in 2012 {{Scolecophidia-stub