Vedda worm snake | |
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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. veddae
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Binomial name | |
Indotyphlops veddae (
Taylor, 1947)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Vedda worm snake (Indotyphlops veddae), also known commonly as Veddha's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [2] [3] [1] The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.
The specific name, veddae, is in honor of the Vedda people, aboriginal inhabitants of Sri Lanka. [4]
The type locality of I. veddae is near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. [5]
The preferred natural habitat of I. veddae is forest. [5]
I. veddae is uniformly lavender-gray, small, and very slender. The holotype has a total length of 90.5 mm (3.56 in), including the tail which is 2.75 mm (0.108 in) long. The average body width is 1.5 mm (0.059 in). [6]
Vedda worm snake | |
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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. veddae
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Binomial name | |
Indotyphlops veddae (
Taylor, 1947)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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The Vedda worm snake (Indotyphlops veddae), also known commonly as Veddha's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [2] [3] [1] The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.
The specific name, veddae, is in honor of the Vedda people, aboriginal inhabitants of Sri Lanka. [4]
The type locality of I. veddae is near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. [5]
The preferred natural habitat of I. veddae is forest. [5]
I. veddae is uniformly lavender-gray, small, and very slender. The holotype has a total length of 90.5 mm (3.56 in), including the tail which is 2.75 mm (0.108 in) long. The average body width is 1.5 mm (0.059 in). [6]