Typhlops thurstoni
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- Common names: Thurston's worm snake.
Typhlops thurstoni is a harmless blind snake species found in western India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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[edit] Geographic range
Found in south of Goa in western India, from sea level to approximately 1,200 m elevation (4,000 feet). The type locality given is [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 thurstoni (TSN 634695). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 1 September 2007.
[edit] Further reading
- Boettger O. 1890. Ber. senckenb. naturf. Ges. , Frankfurt am Main, 1890:298.
- Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
- Procter JB. 1924. Description of a new Typhlops from S. India and notes on Brachyophidium and Platyplectrurus. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 13:139-142.
[edit] External links
- Typhlops thurstoni at the TIGR Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.
