Typhlops meszoelyi
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Typhlops meszoelyi Wallach, 1999 |
Typhlops meszoelyi, also known as the Darjeeling worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species 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 V. 1999. Typhlops meszoelyi, A new species of blind snake from northeastern India (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Herpetologica 55 (2): 185-191