Gerrhopilus oligolepis

Gerrhopilus oligolepis, also known as the few-scaled worm snake[2] or Wall's worm snake,[1] is a harmless blind snake species found in northern India and Nepal. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

Gerrhopilus oligolepis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Gerrhopilidae
Genus: Gerrhopilus
Species:
G. oligolepis
Binomial name
Gerrhopilus oligolepis
(Wall, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
  • Typhlops oligolepis Wall, 1909

Geographic range

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Found in the eastern Himalayas in India in the area of Sikkim and Darjeeling[1][3] and in Nepal.[2] The type locality given is "Nagri Valley below Darjeeling [India] at an altitude of about 5000 feet."[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Wallach, V. (2010). "Gerrhopilus oligolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178445A7548516. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178445A7548516.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Gerrhopilus oligolepis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b 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).

Further reading

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  • Wall F. 1909. Notes on snakes from the neighbourhood of Darjeeling. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 19:337-357.