Gerrhopilus thurstoni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Gerrhopilidae |
Genus: | Gerrhopilus |
Species: | G. thurstoni
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Binomial name | |
Gerrhopilus thurstoni (
Boettger, 1890)
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Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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]
The specific name, thurstoni, is in honor of British zoologist Edgar Thurston. [5]
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]
The preferred natural habitat of G. thurstoni is forest. [1]
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]
G. thurstoni is oviparous. [3]
Gerrhopilus thurstoni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Gerrhopilidae |
Genus: | Gerrhopilus |
Species: | G. thurstoni
|
Binomial name | |
Gerrhopilus thurstoni (
Boettger, 1890)
| |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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]
The specific name, thurstoni, is in honor of British zoologist Edgar Thurston. [5]
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]
The preferred natural habitat of G. thurstoni is forest. [1]
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]
G. thurstoni is oviparous. [3]