Indotyphlops exiguus

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Indotyphlops exiguus
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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 harmless blind snake species found in India. No subspecies are currently recognized. [3] [4]

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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]

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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. 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).
  3. ↑ "Typhlops exiguus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 31 August 2007.
  4. ↑ Indotyphlops exiguus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database . Accessed 29 July 2018.

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