Indotyphlops tenebrarum (TAYLOR, 1947)
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Indotyphlops tenebrarum
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| Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Synonym | Typhlops tenebrarum TAYLOR 1947: 292 Typhlops tenebrarum — TAYLOR 1950 Typhlops tenebrarum — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 121 Typhlops tenebrarum — WALLACH et al. 2014: 772 Indotyphlops tenebrarum — HEDGES et al. 2014 |
| Distribution | Sri Lanka Type locality: “12 miles north of Trincomalee, Ceylon” [Sri Lanka]. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: lost (presumed), was EHT-HMS 30063; now presumed lost, according to Hahn, 1980, Das Tierreich 101:73; paratypes: FMNH |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A very slender Typhlops with the nasal suture completely dividing the nasal and reaching the second labial; width contained in length from about 43 to 56 times; number of transverse scale rows about body from about 298 to 326 rows; 12 to 14 on tail; 20 longitudinal scale rows about body; light brown above, lighter below and on sides; scales bordering the mouth cream color [from TAYLOR 1947]. |
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| Etymology | Not given by Taylor but apparently named after Latin tenebrae, -arum = darkness, often used for animals living in darkness such as fossorial snakes. |
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