Gerrhopilus tindalli
Gerrhopilus tindalli | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Gerrhopilidae |
Genus: | Gerrhopilus |
Species: | G. tindalli
|
Binomial name | |
Gerrhopilus tindalli (M.A. Smith, 1943)
| |
Synonyms[2][3] | |
|
Gerrhopilus tindalli, also known commonly as the Nilgiri Hills worm snake or Tindall's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. The species is native to southern India. There are no recognized subspecies.[4]
Etymology[]
The specific name, tindalli, is in honor of Roger Tindall.[5]
Geographic range[]
G. tindalli is found in India in the Nilgiri Hills, Malabar District. The type locality given is "Nilambur, Malabar district" [India].[2]
Habitat[]
The preferred natural habitat of G. tindalli is forest.[1]
Reproduction[]
References[]
- ^ a b Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Ganesan, S.R. (2013). "Gerrhopilus tindalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172595A1348596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172595A1348596.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ a b Gerrhopilus tindalli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Typhlops tindalli ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops tindalli, p. 266).
Further reading[]
- Smith MA (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, Including the Whole of the Indo-Chinese Sub-region. Reptilia and Amphibia. Vol. III.—Serpentes. London: Secretary of State for India. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xii + 583 pp. (Typhlops tindalli, new species, pp. 53–54).
- , , , , Branch WR, Thomas R, Vences M, , , Hedges SB (2010). "Blindsnake evolutionary tree reveals long history on Gondwana". Biology Letters 6: 558-561. (Gerrhopilus tindalli, new combination).
Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Gerrhopilus
- Reptiles of India
- Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
- Reptiles described in 1943