Typhlops meszoelyi
| Typhlops meszoelyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Typhlops |
| Species: | T. meszoelyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Typhlops meszoelyi Wallach, 1999 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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- Common names: Darjeeling worm snake.
Typhlops meszoelyi is a harmless blind snake species found in Darjeeling, West Bengal Province, India. It was named after Dr. Charles A.M. Meszoely[2] of the Center for Vertebrate Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.
References
Further reading
- 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 meszoelyi, new combination).
- Wallach V. 1999. "Typhlops meszoelyi, A New Species of Blind Snake from Northeastern India (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Herpetologica 55 (2): 185-191
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