Argyrophis koshunensis (OSHIMA, 1916)

We have no photos, try to find some by Google images search:

Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Koshun Worm Snake
Synonym	Typhlops leucoproctus OSHIMA 1910: 186 (nomen praeoccupatum) Typhlops koshunensis OSHIMA 1916 (nom. subst.) 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 = ISM = Institute of Science Museum, Formosa) no. 4, lost fide Ota (1991: 69)
Diagnosis	Unfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 148 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Synonymy: Oshima 1910 thought that his Typhlops leucoproctus was the same as Boulenger’s leucoproctus, but apparently it wasn’t, so his name required a new name.
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 Oshima, MASAMITSU. 1910. An annotated list of Formosan snakes, with descriptions of four new species and one new subspecies. Annot. Zool. Japon., Tokyo, 7 (3): 185-207. 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

Is it interesting? Share with others:

Please submit feedback about this entry to the curator