Indotyphlops exiguus

Indotyphlops exiguus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Indotyphlops
Species:	I. exiguus
Binomial name
Indotyphlops exiguus (Jan, 1864)
Synonyms
T[yphlops]. exiguus - Jan In Jan & Sordelli, 1864 Typhlops exiguus - Boulenger, 1893 Typhlops exignus - Werner, 1921 [2]

Indotyphlops exiguus, the Belgaum worm snake, is a species of blind snake found in India. No subspecies are currently recognized. ^{[3] [4]}

Geographic range

Found in southwestern India where it is known only from Belgaum in the state of Karnataka. The type locality given is "Indes orientalis" [East Indies]. ^[2]

References

1. Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C.; Ganesan, S.R. (2013). "Indotyphlops exiguus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2013 e.T172664A1362374. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172664A1362374.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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).
3. "Typhlops exiguus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 31 August 2007.
4. Indotyphlops exiguus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 July 2018.

Further reading

• Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
• Jan G. 1864. Iconogr. gén. Ophid., 1 (3. livr.): 3.
• Werner F. 1921. Synopsis der Schlangenfamilie der Typhlopiden auf Grund des Boulenger'schen Schlangenkatalogs (1893-1896). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 87A: 266-330.

External links

• Indotyphlops exiguus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 31 August 2007.