Typhlops andamanensis
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- Common names: Andaman worm snake.
Typhlops andamanensis is a harmless blind snake species found in in the Andaman Islands. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
Found in in the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. The type locality given is "Andaman Islands."[1]
[edit] See also
- List of typhlopid species and subspecies.
- Typhlops by common name.
- Typhlops by taxonomic synonyms.
- Typhlopidae by common name.
- Typhlopidae by taxonomic synonyms.
[edit] References
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ Typhlops andamanensis (TSN 634594). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 1 September 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
- Stoliczka F. 1871. Notes on some Indian and Burmese Ophidians. J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 40: 421-445
[edit] External links
- Typhlops andamanesis at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 30 August 2007.
