Typhlops andamanensis
| Typhlops andamanensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Typhlops |
| Species: | T. andamanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlops andamanensis Stoliczka, 1871 | |
| Synonyms | |
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- Common names: Andaman worm snake.
Typhlops andamanensis is a harmless blind snake species found in the Andaman Islands. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Geographic range
Found in the Andaman Islands in the Bay of Bengal. The type locality given is "Andaman Islands."[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
- 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 andamanensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
- Stoliczka F. 1871. Notes on some Indian and Burmese Ophidians. J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 40: 421-445
External links
- Typhlops andamanesis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 30 August 2007.
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