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 (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Synonyms
Onychocephalus acutus - A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1884 Typhlops Russellii - Gray, 1845 Onychocephalus westermanni - Lütken, 1862 Onychocephalus acutus - Günther, 1864 T[yphlops]. excipiens - Jan In Jan & Sordelli, 1865 Onychocephalus malabaricus - Beddome In Günther, 1875 Gr[ypotyphlops]. acutus - Peters, 1881 Typhlops acutus - Müller, 1885 Typhlops acutus - Boulenger, 1893 Gryptotyphlops acutus - Boulenger, 1893 Typhlops psittacus - Werner, 1903 Typhlops acuta - Constable, 1949 Typhlops acutus - Rajendran, 1967 [Typhlina] acutus - Whitaker, 1978 Typhlops acuts - Murthy, 1983 Rhinotyphlops acutus - Wallach, 1994[1]

Common names: Beak nosed worm snake.

Rhinotyphlops acutus is a harmless blind snake species endemic to peninsular India. No subspecies are currently recognized.^[2]

Geographic range

Found in peninsular India south of the Ganges and Rajputana basins. The type locality given is "inconnue" (unknown).^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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).
2. ^ "Rhinotyphlops acutus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634566. Retrieved 30 August 2007. 

Further reading

• Boulenger, GA. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
• Duméril AMC, Bibron G. 1844. Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.6. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris.
• Wallach V. 1994. The status of the Indian endemic Typhlops acutus (Dumeril 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

• Rhinotyphlops 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.