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 | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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Geographic range
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
- Wallach, V. 2010. Gerrhopilus oligolepis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178445A7548516. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178445A7548516.en. Downloaded on 21 August 2018.
- Gerrhopilus oligolepis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 24 August 2018.
- 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
- Wall F. 1909. Notes on snakes from the neighbourhood of Darjeeling. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 19:337-357.
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