Indotyphlops madgemintonae

Indotyphlops madgemintonae
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Indotyphlops
Species:	I. madgemintonae
Binomial name
	Indotyphlops madgemintonae; (Khan, 1999)
Synonyms
	Typhlops madgemintonai; Khan, 1999; Typhlops madgemintonae; — Wallach, 2000; (emendation); Indotyphlops madgemintonae; — Hedges et al., 2014;

Last updated April 19, 2025

Indotyphlops madgemintonae is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[2]^[3] The species is endemic to Pakistan. There are two recognized subspecies.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

Indotyphlops madgemintonae madgemintonae(Khan, 1999)
Indotyphlops madgemintonae shermani(Khan, 1999)

Nota bene : A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Indotyphlops .

Etymology

The specific name, madgemintonae (genitive, feminine, singular), is in honor of Madge Alice Shortridge Rutherford Minton (1920–2004), the wife of American herpetologist Sherman A. Minton. The subspecific name, shermani (genitive, masculine, singular), is in honor of Sherman A. Minton.^[4]

Geographic range

Indotyphlops madgemintonae is found in the Kashmir region of Pakistan.^[2]

Reproduction

Indotyphlops madgemintonae is oviparous.^[2]

References

↑ Khan MS (2021). "Indotyphlops madgemintonae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T118237063A118237069.en. Accessed on 18 April 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 Species Indotyphlops madgemintonae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
↑ 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. xi + 511 pp.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops madgemintonae, pp. 165, 178–179; T. m. shermani, p. 179).

Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1–61. (Indotyphlops madgemintonae, new combination).
Khan MS (1999). "Two new species and a subspecies of blind snakes of genus Typhlops from Azad Kashmir and Punjab, Pakistan (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Russian Journal of Herpetology6 (3): 231–240. ("Typhlops madgemintonai [sic]", new species, p. 233; "Typhlops madgemintonai shermanai [sic]", new subspecies, p. 236).
Wallach V (2000). "Critical review of some recent descriptions of Pakistani Typhlops by M. S. Khan, 1999 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Hamadryad25 (2): 129–143. (Typhlops madgemintonae, corrected name, p. 130).

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[1] Khan MS (2021). "Indotyphlops madgemintonae ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T118237063A118237069.en. Accessed on 18 April 2025.

[RDB-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Species Indotyphlops madgemintonae at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.

[3] 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. xi + 511 pp.

[4] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops madgemintonae, pp. 165, 178–179; T. m. shermani, p. 179).

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