| Indotyphlops exiguus | |
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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: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Indotyphlops |
| Species: | I. exiguus |
| Binomial name | |
| Indotyphlops exiguus (Jan, 1864) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Indotyphlops exiguus, the Belgaum worm snake, is a species of blind snake found in India. No subspecies are currently recognized.
Geographic range
Found in southwestern India where it is known only from Belgaum in the state of Karnataka. The type locality given is "Indes orientalis" .
References
- Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C.; Ganesan, S.R. (2013). "Indotyphlops exiguus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172664A1362374. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172664A1362374.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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).
- "Typhlops exiguus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 August 2007.
- Indotyphlops exiguus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 29 July 2018.
Further reading
- Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp.
- Jan G. 1864. Iconogr. gén. Ophid., 1 (3. livr.): 3.
- Werner F. 1921. Synopsis der Schlangenfamilie der Typhlopiden auf Grund des Boulenger'schen Schlangenkatalogs (1893-1896). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 87A: 266-330.
External links
- Indotyphlops exiguus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 31 August 2007.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Typhlops exiguus | |