Typhlops exiguus

Typhlops exiguus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Typhlops
Species: T. exiguus
Binomial name
Typhlops exiguus
Jan, 1864
Synonyms
  • T[yphlops]. exiguus - Jan In Jan & Sordelli, 1864
  • Typhlops exiguus - Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops exignus - Werner, 1921[1]
Common names: Belgaum worm snake.

Typhlops exiguus is a harmless blind snake species found in India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

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Geographic range

Found in southwestern India where it is know only from Belgaum in the state of Karnataka. The type locality given is "Indes orientalis" [East Indies].[1]

See also

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. ^ "Typhlops exiguus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634628. Retrieved 31 August 2007. 

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
  • Jan G. 1864. Iconogr. gén. Ophid., 1 (3. livr.): 3.
  • Werner F. 1921. Synopsis der Schlangenfamilie der Typhlopiden auf Grund des Boulenger'schen Schlangenkatalogs (1893-1896). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 87A: 266-330.

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