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