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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, 1943Synonyms - Typhlops thurstonii - Boulenger, 1893
- Typhlops beddomei - Wall, 1919
- Typhlops tindalli - M.A. Smith, 1943[1]
- Common names: Nilgiri Hills worm snake.
Typhlops tindalli is a harmless blind snake species found in southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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Geographic range
Found in India in the Nilgiri Hills, Malabar District. The type locality given is "Nilambur, Malabar district" [India].[1]
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
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Typhlops tindalli". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=634696. 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.
External links
- Typhlops tindalli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.
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