Typhlops meszoelyi
| Typhlops meszoelyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Typhlops |
| Species: | T. meszoelyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlops meszoelyi Wallach, 1999 | |
- Common names: Darjeeling worm snake.
Typhlops meszoelyi is a harmless blind snake species found in Darjeeling, West Bengal Province, India. It was named after Dr. Charles A.M. Meszoely of the Center for Vertebrate Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
References
- Wallach V. 1999. Typhlops meszoelyi, A new species of blind snake from northeastern India (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Herpetologica 55 (2): 185-191
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