Gerrhopilus thurstoni

Gerrhopilus thurstoni
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Gerrhopilidae
Genus:	Gerrhopilus
Species:	G. thurstoni
Binomial name
	Gerrhopilus thurstoni; (Boettger, 1890)
Synonyms
	Typhlops thurstoni; Boettger, 1890; Typhlops thurstonii [sic]; — Boulenger, 1893; Typhlops walli; Procter, 1924; Typhlops hurstonii [sic]; Bourret, 1936; ( ex errore ); Gerrhopilus thurstoni; — Hedges et al., 2014;

Last updated March 10, 2023

Gerrhopilus thurstoni, or Thurston's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. The species is native to western India. No recognized subspecies exist.^[4]

Etymology

The specific name, thurstoni, is in honor of British zoologist Edgar Thurston.^[5]

Geographic range

In western India, G. thurstoni has been found in southern Goa, from sea level to approximately 1,200 m elevation (4,000 feet),^[2] and in Kerala.^[3]

The type locality given is "Nilgiri Hills, Brit. Ostindien ".^[2]^[3]^[6]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. thurstoni is forest.^[1]

Description

G. thurstoni may attain a total length (including tail) of 30 cm (12 in). The body is light brown or yellowish dorsally, and paler ventrally. The snout and the anal region are whitish.^[7]

Reproduction

G. thurstoni is oviparous.^[3]

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References

1 2 Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C.; Ganesan, S.R. (2013). "Gerrhopilus thurstoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013: e.T172715A1373521. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172715A1373521.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
1 2 3 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
1 2 3 4 Species Gerrhopilus thurstoni at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
↑ "Typhlops thurstoni ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 1 September 2007.
↑ 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 thurstoni, p. 265).
↑ Boettger O (1890).
↑ Smith MA (1943).