Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Vertebrata Suborder Serpentes Scientific name Typhlops oatesii Rank Species | Phylum Chordata Order Squamata Infraorder Scolecophidia Higher classification Typhlops | |
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Typhlops oatesii is a harmless blind snake species found in the Cocos Islands. No subspecies are currently recognized.
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Etymology
The specific name, oatesii, is in honor of English ornithologist Eugene William Oates.
Geographic range
Until recently, T. oatesii was only known from the type locality, which is "Table Island, Cocos Group, Andamans" in the Bay of Bengal. Table Island belongs to Myanmar. However, Murthy and Chakrapany (1983), reported finding a second specimen from the island of Mayabunder, just off the coast of Middle Andaman Island, which belongs to India.
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