Indotyphlops jerdoni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Indotyphlops |
Species: | I. jerdoni
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Binomial name | |
Indotyphlops jerdoni (
Boulenger, 1890)
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Synonyms | |
Indotyphlops jerdoni, or Jerdon's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to India. There are no subspecies which are recognized as being valid. [4]
The specific name, jerdoni, is in honor of British biologist Thomas C. Jerdon. [5]
I. jerdoni is found in eastern and northern India in Sikkim, northern West Bengal, Seven Sisters [Assam], and Meghalaya. Possibly, it also occurs in Bangladesh and Myanmar ( Pegu). [2]
The type locality given is " Khási Hills". [2]
The preferred natural habitat of I. jerdoni is forest, but it has also been found in plantations. [1]
I. jerdoni is oviparous. [1] [3]
Indotyphlops jerdoni | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Indotyphlops |
Species: | I. jerdoni
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Binomial name | |
Indotyphlops jerdoni (
Boulenger, 1890)
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Synonyms | |
Indotyphlops jerdoni, or Jerdon's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to India. There are no subspecies which are recognized as being valid. [4]
The specific name, jerdoni, is in honor of British biologist Thomas C. Jerdon. [5]
I. jerdoni is found in eastern and northern India in Sikkim, northern West Bengal, Seven Sisters [Assam], and Meghalaya. Possibly, it also occurs in Bangladesh and Myanmar ( Pegu). [2]
The type locality given is " Khási Hills". [2]
The preferred natural habitat of I. jerdoni is forest, but it has also been found in plantations. [1]
I. jerdoni is oviparous. [1] [3]