Indotyphlops fletcheri (WALL, 1919)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Fletcher's Worm Snake
Synonym	Typhlops fletcheri WALL 1919: 556 Indotyphlops fletcheri — HEDGES et al. 2014
Distribution	India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala) Type locality: “Adderley, Pilloor, and Rockwood”, “Nilgiris Hills”, India [spanning Tamil Nadu and Kerala]; elevation 3000-6000 ft (~1000-2000 m)
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: BMNH (givern as “unlocated” in McDiarmid et al. 1999: 60-61)
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Comment	Synonymy: Most authors list this species as a synonym of Indotyphlops braminus (e.g. WALLACH et al. 2014: 626). However, A. Wynn, pers. comm., thinks this may be a good species after briefly looking at its type in BMNH.
Etymology	Named after “Mr. F.W.F. Fletcher of Rockwood”.
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 Wall,F. 1919. Notes on a collection of Snakes made in the Nilgiri Hills and the adjacent Wynaad. J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 26: 552-584 - get paper here
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