Typhlops meszoelyi

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iDarjeeling Worm Snake
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: T. meszoelyi
Binomial name
Typhlops meszoelyi
Wallach, 1999

Darjeeling Worm Snake (Typhlops meszoelyi) is a species of snake. This snake is found in Darjeeling, West Bengal Province, India. It was named after Dr. Charles A.M. Meszoely of the Center for Vertebrate Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

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  • Wallach, Van 1999 Typhlops meszoelyi, A new species of blind snake from northeastern India (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Herpetologica 55 (2): 185-191