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 (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844) | |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: beak-nosed worm snake.
Rhinotyphlops acutus is a harmless blind snake species endemic to peninsular India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Geographic range
Found in peninsular India south of the Ganges and Rajputana basins. The type locality given is "inconnue" (French for unknown).[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
- ↑ Letheobia acutus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 15 November 2013.
- ↑ "Rhinotyphlops acutus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 30 August 2007.
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
- Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1844. Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.6. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris.
- Wallach, Van 1994. The status of the Indian endemic Typhlops acutus (Duméril 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.
External links
- Letheobia acutus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 August 2007.
- Image of Rhinotyphlops acutus 1/2 at the Institute for Toxicology and Genetics. Accessed 31 August 2007.
- Image of Rhinotyphlops acutus 2/2 at the Institute for Toxicology and Genetics. Accessed 31 August 2007.
