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Argyrophis diardii

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Species of snake

Argyrophis diardii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Argyrophis
Species: A. diardii
Binomial name
Argyrophis diardii
Schlegel, 1839
Synonyms
List
  • Typhlops Diardii
    Schlegel, 1839
  • Typhlops Mülleri
    Schlegel, 1839
  • Typhlops nigro-albus
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Argyrophis bicolor
    Gray, 1845
  • Argyrophis Horsfieldii
    Gray, 1845
  • Typhlops striolatus
    W. Peters, 1861
  • T. (Typhlops) nigroalbus
    — Jan, 1863
  • T. (Typhlops) Schneideri
    Jan, 1863
  • T. (Typhlops) Diardi
    — Jan, 1863
  • T. (Typhlops) Mülleri
    — Jan, 1863
  • T. Diardi
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1864
  • T. bicolor
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1864
  • T. Mülleri
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1864
  • T. nigroalbus
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1864
  • Typhlops horsfieldii
    — Günther, 1864
  • T. Schneideri
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1865
  • Tychlpos Diardii
    — Steindachner, 1867
  • Typhlops barmanus
    Stoliczka, 1872
  • Typhlops diardi
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops muelleri
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops nigroalbus
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops schneideri
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops kapaladua
    Annandale, 1906
  • Typhlops tephrosoma
    Wall, 1908
  • var. cinereus
    Wall, 1909
  • Typhlops labialis
    Waite, 1918
  • Typhlops diardi diardi
    — M.A. Smith, 1923
  • Typhlops diardi nigroalbus
    — M.A. Smith, 1923
  • Typhlops fusconotus
    Brongersma, 1934
  • Typhlops diardi mülleri
    — Brongersma, 1934
  • Typhlops diardi
    — Bourret, 1936
  • Typhlops d. tephrosoma
    — Bourret, 1936
  • Typhlops diardi diardi
    — Hahn, 1980
  • Typhlops muelleri
    — Hahn, 1980
  • Typhlops diardii
    — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999
  • Asiatyphlops diardii
    — Hedges et al., 2014
  • Argyrophis diardii
    — Pyron & Wallach, 2014

Argyrophis diardii, commonly known as Diard's blind snake, the Indochinese blind snake, the large blind snake, or the large worm snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to South Asia and Southeast Asia. There are two recognized subspecies.

Taxonomy

A. diardii was first described by Hermann Schlegel in 1839, as Typhlops Diardii. The type locality of Schlegel's specimen was "Cochinchina ". Saint Girons (1972: 32) described it as "Cochinchina sans certitude ", and Hahn (1980: 56) as "East Indies".

Etymology

Both the specific name, diardii, and the common name, "Diard's blindsnake", are in honor of French naturalist Pierre-Médard Diard.

Subspecies

Two subspecies of Typhlops diardii are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies:

  • Argyrophis diardii diardii Schlegel, 1839
  • Argyrophis diardii platyventris Khan, 1998

Description

A. diardii is heavy-bodied for a blindsnake. It has 22–25 scale rows around the body at midbody. The belly is distinctly flat.

Distribution and habitat

A. diardii is found in India (Jalpaiguri-West Bengal, as far west as Dun Valley in Assam), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Nias Island, Sumatra, Web Island (off northwest Sumatra), Bangka, and Borneo.

The preferred natural habitats of A. diardii are forest, shrubland, and grassland, but it has also been found in agricultural areas.

References

  1. ^ Papenfuss, T.J. (2010). "Argyrophis diardii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178696A7597703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178696A7597703.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (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).
  3. ^ Species Argyrophis diardii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ Schlegel H (1839). Abbildungen neuer oder unvollständig bekannter Amphibien, nach der Natur oder dem Leben entworfen und mit einem erläuternden Texte begleitet. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. xiv + 141 pp. ("Typhlops Diardii ", new species, p. 38). (in German).
  5. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). "Typhlops diardi ". The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
  6. Khan MS (1998). "Notes on Typhlops diardi Schlegel, 1839, with description of a new subspecies". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 30 (3): 213−221.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families Typhlopidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Typhlops diardi, pp. 22–23; T. muelleri, p. 25; T. nigroalbus, p. 24; T. schneideri, p. 27).
  • Wallach V (2000). "Critical review of some recent descriptions of Pakistani Typhlops by M.S. Khan, 1999 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Hamadryad 25 (2): 129-143.
Taxon identifiers
Typhlops diardii
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