Argyrophis klemmeri

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Argyrophis klemmeri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Argyrophis
Species:
A. klemmeri
Binomial name
Argyrophis klemmeri
(Taylor, 1962)
Synonyms [2]
  • Typhlops klemmeri
    Taylor, 1962
  • Asiatyphlops klemmeri
    Hedges et al., 2014
  • Argyrophis klemmeri
    Pyron & Wallach, 2014

Argyrophis klemmeri, also known as Klemmer's blind snake or the Kuala Lumpur worm snake, is a species of Asian snake in the family Typhlopidae. [3] [4]

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Geographic range

A. klemmeri is found in western Malaysia. [2]

Etymology

The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer. [5]

Reproduction

A. klemmeri is oviparous. [2]

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References

  1. Grismer, L.; Richman, N.; Bohm, M. (2012). "Argyrophis klemmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T192003A2026532. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192003A2026532.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Argyrophis klemmeri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. "Typhlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  4. McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Touré, T'Shaka A. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (Typhlops klemmeri, p. 106).
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN   978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops klemmeri, p. 143).

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