Indotyphlops jerdoni
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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.[1]
Etymology
The specific name, jerdoni, is in honor of British biologist Thomas C. Jerdon.[2]
Geographic range
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).[3]
The type locality given is "Khási Hills".[3]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of I. jerdoni is forest, but it has also been found in plantations.[4]
Reproduction
I. jerdoni is oviparous.[4][5]
References
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- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. Template:ISBN. (Typhlops jerdoni, p. 134).
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Further reading
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- Annandale N (1912). "Zoological results of the Abor Expedition, 1911–1912". Rec. Indian Mus., Calcutta 8 (1): 7–59 [Reptilia, pages 37–59]. (supplement in same journal, 8 (4): 357–358, 1914).
- Boulenger GA (1890). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. London: Secretary of State for India in Council. (Taylor & Francis, printers). xviii + 541 pp. (Typhlops jerdoni, new species, p. 238).
- Das I (2002). A Photographic Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of India. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 144 pp. Template:ISBN. (Typhlops jerdoni, p. 58).
- Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1–61. (Indotyphlops jerdoni, new combination).
- 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 jerdoni, p. 50).