Oray kawat

Oray kawat
	Oray kawat (Indotyphlops braminus) anu warnana hideung meles kawas kawat.
Status konservasi
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Klasifikasi ilmiah
Karajaan:	Animalia
Filum:	Chordata
Kelas:	Reptilia
Ordo:	Squamata
Subordo:	Serpentes
Kulawarga:	Typhlopidae
Génus:	Indotyphlops
Spésiés:	I. braminus
Ngaran binomial
	Indotyphlops braminus; (Daudin, 1803)

Oray kawat (Indotyphlops braminus) nyaéta jinis oray pangleutikna di dunya anu asalna ti Asia, nanging ayeuna parantos sumebar ka ampir sakuliah dunya.^[1] Oray ieu sering pisan disangka cacing alatan ukuran sarta warnana anu mirip, nanging sacara anatomi tetep mangrupa réptil.^[2]

Vérnakular

Oray ieu miboga sababaraha nami lokal:

Dina basa Sunda, disebut Oray kawat alatan awakna anu leutik, teuas, sarta warnana hideung meles kawas kawat.^[3]
Dina basa Inggris, kawéntar ku nami Brahminy blind snake atanapi Flowerpot snake (oray pot kembang) sabab sering kabawa dina jero pot kembang.^[4]
Dina basa Indonésia disebut Ular kawat.

Morfologi

Oray kawat miboga ciri fisik anu mandiri pikeun hirup di jero taneuh (fossorial):

Ukuran: Panjang awakna leutik pisan, rata-rata ngan 10 dugi ka 15 séntiméter.^[5]
Panon: Panonna kacida leutikna sarta katutupan ku sisit (rudiméntér), ngan bisa ngabédakeun caang sarta poék hungkul.^[6]
Sisit: Sisit awakna lemes sarta teuas, warnana hideung meles, cokelat kolot, atanapi kulawu poék.
Buntut: Buntutna pondok pisan sarta miboga tungtung anu seukeut kawas cucuk (tapi teu miboga peurah).^[7]

Sebaran

Oray kawat mangrupa salah sahiji jinis oray anu miboga wewengkon sebaran panglegana di dunya:

Asal: Asalna ti wilayah Asia Kidul sarta Asia Tenggara (kaasup Indonésia).
Introduksi: Ayeuna parantos kapanggih di Australia, Amérika, Afrika, sarta kapuloan di [[Samudra Pasifik alatan kabawa dina taneuh pot pepelakan perdagangan internasional.^[8]

Habitat

Hirup di jero taneuh anu ngeprul, handapeun tumpukan daun, handapeun batu, malihan dina jero pot kembang.^[9] Oray ieu ngadahar endog sarta larva caket (sireum) atawa rinyuh.^[10]

Konservasi

Status konservasina dumasar IUCN nyaéta Least Concern (LC) atanapi résiko handap, margi populasina kacida lobana sarta gampang adaptasi di lingkungan manusa.^[11]

Référénsi

↑ McDiarmid, R. W., et al. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference.
↑ Pyron, R. A., & Wallach, V. (2014). Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia). Zootaxa.
↑ Kamus Basa Sunda R.A. Danadibrata. (2006). Kiblat Buku Utama.
↑ Cundall, D., et al. (1993). Feeding in blind snakes. Journal of Morphology.
↑ Barker, D. G., & Barker, T. M. (1994). Pythons of the World.
↑ Gopalakrishnakone, P. (1994). Snakes of Medical Importance: Asia-Pacific Region.
↑ Murphy, J. C., & Henderson, R. W. (1997). Tales of Giant Snakes.
↑ Wilson, D. (2005). Brahminy Blind Snake (Indotyphlops braminus) in Australia.
↑ Shine, R. (1991). Australian Snakes: A Natural History.
↑ Vidal, N., et al. (2010). The phylogeny of blind snakes. Biology Letters.
↑ IUCN Red List. (2026). Indotyphlops braminus assessment.

[1] McDiarmid, R. W., et al. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference.

[2] Pyron, R. A., & Wallach, V. (2014). Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia). Zootaxa.

[3] Kamus Basa Sunda R.A. Danadibrata. (2006). Kiblat Buku Utama.

[4] Cundall, D., et al. (1993). Feeding in blind snakes. Journal of Morphology.

[5] Barker, D. G., & Barker, T. M. (1994). Pythons of the World.

[6] Gopalakrishnakone, P. (1994). Snakes of Medical Importance: Asia-Pacific Region.

[7] Murphy, J. C., & Henderson, R. W. (1997). Tales of Giant Snakes.

[8] Wilson, D. (2005). Brahminy Blind Snake (Indotyphlops braminus) in Australia.

[9] Shine, R. (1991). Australian Snakes: A Natural History.

[10] Vidal, N., et al. (2010). The phylogeny of blind snakes. Biology Letters.

[11] IUCN Red List. (2026). Indotyphlops braminus assessment.

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