Rhinotyphlops acutus

Rhinotyphlops acutus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Rhinotyphlops
Species: R. acutus
Binomial name
Rhinotyphlops acutus
(Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Onychocephalus acutus - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1884
  • Typhlops Russellii - Gray, 1845
  • Onychocephalus westermanni - Lütken, 1862
  • Onychocephalus acutus - Günther, 1864
  • T[yphlops]. excipiens - Jan In Jan & Sordelli, 1865
  • Onychocephalus malabaricus - Beddome In Günther, 1875
  • Gr[ypotyphlops]. acutus - Peters, 1881
  • Typhlops acutus - Müller, 1885
  • Typhlops acutus - Boulenger, 1893
  • Gryptotyphlops acutus - Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops psittacus - Werner, 1903
  • Typhlops acuta - Constable, 1949
  • Typhlops acutus - Rajendran, 1967
  • [Typhlina] acutus - Whitaker, 1978
  • Typhlops acuts - Murthy, 1983
  • Rhinotyphlops acutus - Wallach, 1994[1]
Common names: Beak nosed worm snake.

Rhinotyphlops acutus is a harmless blind snake species endemic to peninsular India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

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Geographic range

Found in peninsular India south of the Ganges and Rajputana basins. The type locality given is "inconnue" (unknown).[1]

References

  1. ^ 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).
  2. ^ "Rhinotyphlops acutus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634566. Retrieved 30 August 2007. 

Further reading

  • Boulenger, GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
  • Duméril AMC, Bibron G. 1844. Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.6. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris.
  • Wallach V. 1994. The status of the Indian endemic Typhlops acutus (Dumeril and Bibron) and the identity of Typhlops psittacus Werner (Reptilia, Serpentes, Typhlopidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie. Vol. 64, pp. 209-229.

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