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
  • Typhlops thurstonii - Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops beddomei - Wall, 1919
  • Typhlops tindalli - M.A. Smith, 1943[2]
  • Gerrhopilus tindalli (Smith, 1943)[3]
Common names: Nilgiri Hills worm snake.

Typhlops tindalli is a harmless blind snake species found in southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[4]

Geographic range

Found in India in the Nilgiri Hills, Malabar District. The type locality given is "Nilambur, Malabar district" [India].[2]

See also

References

  1. Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B. & Ganesan, S.R. (2013). "Gerrhopilus tindalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
  2. 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).
  3. Gerrhopilus tindalli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 September 2015.
  4. "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.
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