Kingdom Animalia Suborder Serpentes Subfamily Asiatyphlopinae Scientific name Typhlops jerdoni Higher classification Typhlops Order Scaled reptiles | Subphylum Vertebrata Family Typhlopidae Genus Typhlops Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Typhlops, Typhlopidae, Snake, Typhlops porrectus, Typhlops wilsoni | ||
Typhlops jerdoni is a harmless blind snake species endemic to India. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Etymology
The specific name, jerdoni, is in honor of British biologist Thomas C. Jerdon.
Geographic range
T. jerdoni is found in eastern and northern India in Sikkim, northern West Bengal, Seven Sisters [Assam], and Meghalaya. Possibly, it also occurs in Bangladesh, Myanmar (Pegu).
The type locality given is "Khási Hills [ Meghalaya State, northeastern India ]" [Seven Sisters, Assam, India].
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