Indotyphlops violaceus (TAYLOR, 1947)
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Indotyphlops violaceus
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| Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Violet Worm Snake |
| Synonym | Typhlops violaceus TAYLOR 1947: 289 Typhlops violaceus — TAYLOR 1950 Typhlops violaceus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 124 Typhlops violaceus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 774 Indotyphlops violaceus — HEDGES et al. 2014 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka Type locality: 12 miles north of Trincomalee, Ceylon. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: FMNH 100068 |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A small Typhlops with eyes dim, but discernible; the nasal completely divided; the nostril lateral but not visible above, the suture dividing nasal touching the preocular far from the labial; 20 longitudinal scale rows; none or only a very small terminal spine; 245 transverse scale rows on body; body width in total length about 31 times. Color, dull violet to lavender, almost the same above and below [from TAYLOR 1947]. |
| Comment | Similar species: I. braminus, I. violaceus. |
| Etymology | Named after the dull violet color. |
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