Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Order Squamata Scientific name Typhlops madgemintonai | Phylum Chordata Class Reptilia Suborder Serpentes Rank Species | |
Similar Typhlops porrectus, Typhlops, Typhlopidae | ||
Typhlops madgemintonae, commonly known as Madge's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.
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Etymology
The specific name, madgemintonae (genitive, feminine, singular), is in honor of Madge Alice Shortridge Rutherford Minton (1920–2004), the wife of American herpetologist Sherman A. Minton.
Geographic range
T. madgemintonae is endemic to Pakistan.
References
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