Indotyphlops tenuicollis

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Indotyphlops tenuicollis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Indotyphlops
Species:
I. tenuicollis
Binomial name
Indotyphlops tenuicollis
(Peters, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Onychocephalus (Opthalmidion) tenuicollis - Peters, 1864
  • Typhlops Theobaldianus - Stoliczka, 1871
  • T[yphlops]. Theobaldanus - Theobald, 1876
  • T[yphlops]. tenuicollis - Theobald, 1876
  • Typhlops theobaldianus - Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops tenuicollis - Boulenger, 1893 [2]

Indotyphlops tenuicollis, the Samagutin worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species found in northern India. No subspecies are currently recognized. [3]

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Geographic range

Definitely only known from Nagaland in northern India. The type locality given is "angelich aus dem Himalaya" (Himalayas). [2]

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References

  1. Wallach, V. (2010). "Indotyphlops tenuicollis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T178570A7572909. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178570A7572909.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 tenuicollis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 1 September 2007.

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