Typhlops tindalli
| Typhlops tindalli | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Typhlops |
| Species: | T. tindalli |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlops tindalli Smith, 1943 | |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: Nilgiri Hills worm snake.
Typhlops tindalli is a harmless blind snake species found in southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Found in India in the Nilgiri Hills, Malabar District. The type locality given is "Nilambur, Malabar district" [India].[1]
See also
- List of typhlopid species and subspecies.
- Typhlops by common name.
- Typhlops by taxonomic synonyms.
- Typhlopidae by common name.
- Typhlopidae by taxonomic synonyms.
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).
- ↑ "Typhlops tindalli". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
Further reading
- Smith MA. 1943. The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-Region. Reptilia and Amphibia. 3 (Serpentes). Taylor and Francis, London. 583 pp.
External links
- Typhlops tindalli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.