Argyrophis fuscus (DUMÉRIL, 1851)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Brown Worm Snake
Synonym	Ophthalmidion 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
Distribution	Indonesia (Java) Type locality: "Java".
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MNHN-RA 1062
Diagnosis
Comment	Synonymy: 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.
Etymology	Named after Latin “fuscus”, meaning dark or dusky.
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
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/478556274368976 Google images

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