| Gerrhopilus oligolepis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Gerrhopilidae |
| Genus: | Gerrhopilus |
| Species: | G. oligolepis |
| Binomial name | |
| Gerrhopilus oligolepis (Wall, 1909) | |
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Gerrhopilus oligolepis, also known as the few-scaled worm snake or Wall's worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species found in northern India and Nepal. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Geographic range
Found in the eastern Himalayas in India in the area of Sikkim and Darjeeling and in Nepal. The type locality given is "Nagri Valley below Darjeeling at an altitude of about 5000 feet."
References
- ^ Wallach, V. (2010). "Gerrhopilus oligolepis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178445A7548516. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178445A7548516.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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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| Gerrhopilus oligolepis | |
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