Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Typhlops diardii Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Family Typhlopidae Higher classification Typhlops | |
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Similar Typhlops, Snake, Typhlopidae, Reptile, Typhlops porrectus | ||
Typhlops diardii is a harmless blind snake species found mainly in Southeast Asia. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Etymology
The specific name, diardii, is in honor of French naturalist Pierre-Médard Diard.
Geographic range
T. 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 type locality given is "Cochinchina [southern Vietnam]". Saint Girons (1972:32) described it as "Cochinchina sans certitude [southern Vietnam without certainty]", and Hahn (1980:56) as "East Indies".
Taxonomy
Typhlops meulleri Schlegel, 1839, is believed to be a valid species.
References
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