Argyrophis koshunensis (OSHIMA, 1916)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Koshun Worm Snake
Synonym	Typhlops koshunnesis OSHIMA 1916 Typhlops koshunensis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 106 Typhlops koshunensis — WALLACH & PAUWELS 2004 Asiatyphlops koshunensis — HEDGES et al. 2014 Argyrophis koshunensis — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Typhlops koshunensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 764
Distribution	S Taiwan. Type locality: “Koshun, Formosa”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: ASIZ (formerly MISGF = Institute of Science Museum, Formosa) no. 4.
Diagnosis
Comment
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
References	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 McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp. Oshima, M. 1916. A correction of the scientific names of Formosan snakes. Dobutsugaku Zasshi, Zool. Mag., Tokyo, 28 (328): 84 - 86 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 Wallach, V. & Pauwels, OS.G. 2004. Typhlops lazelli, a new species of Chinese blindsnake from Hong Kong (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Breviora (512): 1-21 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List Google images

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