Typhlops jerdoni
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- Common names: Jerdon's worm snake.
Typhlops jerdoni is a harmless blind snake species found in India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
Found in eastern and northern India in Sikkim, northern West Bengal, Seven Sisters [Assam], and Meghalaya. Possibly, it also occurs in Myanmar (Pegu). The type locality given is "Khási Hills [[[Meghalaya|Meghalaya State]], northeastern India]" [Seven Sisters, Assam, India].[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 jerdoni (TSN 634643). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 31 August 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- Annandale N. 1912. Zoological results of the Abor Expedition, 1911-1912.Rec. Indian Mus., Calcutta, 8 (1): 7-59 [Reptilia, pages 37-59] (supplement in same journal, 8 (4): 357-358, 1914).
- Boulenger GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
[edit] External links
- Typhlops jerdoni at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2007.
