Grypotyphlops acutus
Grypotyphlops acutus, also known as the beaked worm snake, beaked blind snake, or beak-nosed worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species endemic to peninsular India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]
| Grypotyphlops acutus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Grypotyphlops Peters, 1881 |
| Species: | G. acutus |
| Binomial name | |
| Grypotyphlops acutus (A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844) | |
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Geographic range
Found in peninsular India south of the Ganges and Rajputana basins. The type locality given is "inconnue" (French for unknown).[2]
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References
- Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C.; Vijayakumar, S.P.; Ganesan, S.R. & Madala, M. (2013). "Grypotyphlops acutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172598A1349131. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- 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).
- Grypotyphlops acutus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 February 2020.
Further reading
- Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
- Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1844. Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.6. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris.
- Wallach, Van 1994. The status of the Indian endemic Typhlops acutus (Duméril and Bibron) and the identity of Typhlops psittacus Werner (Reptilia, Serpentes, Typhlopidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie. Vol. 64, pp. 209–229.
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