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Argyrophis fuscus (DUMÉRIL, 1851)

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Higher TaxaTyphlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Brown Worm Snake 
SynonymOphthalmidion fuscum DUMÉRIL in DUMÉRIL & DUMÉRIL 1851: 203
Typhlops (Ophthalmidion) fuscus — JAN 1863: 13
Ophthalmidion fuscum — BOULENGER 1893: 30
Typhlops fuscus (incertae sedis) — HAHN 1980: 76
Typhlops fuscus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 126
Asiatyphlops fuscus — HEDGES et al. 2014
Argyrophis fuscus — PYRON & WALLACH 2014
Typhlops fuscus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 762
Malayotyphlops fuscus — WALLACH 2025 
DistributionIndonesia (Java)

Type locality: "Java".  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: MNHN-RA 1062 
DiagnosisDiagnosis:Snout rounded, rather depressed, strongly projecting; nostrils lateral. Rostral about one third the width of the head, extending to the level of the eyes; nostril between two nasals, the anterior of which is in contact with the first and second labials; preocular present, a little narrower than the nasal or the ocular, in contact with the third labial only; eyes distinct ; upper head-scales not or scarcely enlarged ; four upper labials. Diameter of body 40 to 50 times in the total length ; tail as long as broad or a little longer than broad, ending in a spine. 24 scales round the body. Blackish brown above and below, uniform, or with a few of the scales of the middle ventral row white; lower surface of snout and anal region usually white.Total length 360 millim. 
CommentSynonymy: Boulenger 1893: 30 listed Ophthalmidion fuscum in the synonymy of Typhlops platycephalus Dumeril and Bibron, 1844 (a Caribbean species!).

Status unclear, but “a valid species in the ruficaudus group” (V. Wallach, pers. comm.) [A. Wynn also studying this taxon, and both examined the type]. Not listed by De Rooij 1917. 
References
  • Boulenger, G.A. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp. - get paper here
  • Duméril, A.M.C. & A. H. A. Duméril 1851. Catalogue méthodique de la collection des reptiles du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. Gide et Baudry/Roret, Paris, 224 pp.
  • Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61 - get paper here
  • Jan, G. 1863. Elenco Sistematico degli Ofidi descriti e disegnati per l'Iconografia Generale. Milano, A. Lombardi. vii + 143 pp. - get paper here
  • Jan, G. 1864. Iconographie générale des ophidiens. 5. Livraison. J.B. Bailière et Fils, Paris - get paper here
  • Lang, Ruud de 2017. The Snakes of Java, Bali and Surrounding Islands. Edition Chimaira, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 435 pp. - get paper here
  • McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.
  • Pyron, R.A. & Wallach, V. 2014. Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence. Zootaxa 3829 (1): 001–081 - get paper here
 
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