Typhlops beddomii

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iBeddome's Worm Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: beddomii
Binomial name
Typhlops beddomii
(Boulenger, 1890)

Beddome's Worm Snake Typhlops beddomii is a species of snake found in India. Named after Richard Henry Beddome, 1830-1911, British army officer and botanist. Type locality: Palghat and Anamallays 2500 ft., Kimedy Hill Vizagapatnam district, and Travancore Hills, 2500 3000 ft

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  • Boulenger, George A. 1890 The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
  • Wallach, Van 1999 Typhlops meszoelyi, A new species of blind snake from northeastern India (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Herpetologica 55 (2): 185-191
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