Typhlops thurstoni
Typhlops thurstoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Typhlops |
Species: | T. thurstoni |
Binomial name | |
Typhlops thurstoni Boettger, 1890 | |
Synonyms | |
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- Common names: Thurston's worm snake.
Typhlops thurstoni is a harmless blind snake species found in western India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
Geographic range
Found in south of Goa in western India, from sea level to approximately 1,200 m elevation (4,000 feet). The type locality given is [2]
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
- ↑ Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C. & Ganesan, S.R. (2013). "Typhlops thurstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- 1 2 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 thurstoni". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
Further reading
- Boettger O. 1890. Ber. senckenb. naturf. Ges., Frankfurt am Main, 1890:298.
- Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
- Procter JB. 1924. Description of a new Typhlops from S. India and notes on Brachyophidium and Platyplectrurus. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 13:139-142.
External links
- Typhlops thurstoni at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.
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