Argyrophis klemmeri (TAYLOR, 1962)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Klemmer’s Blind Snake, Kuala Lumpur Worm Snake G: Klemmers Blindschlange
Synonym	Typhlops klemmeri TAYLOR 1962: 253 Typhlops klemmeri — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 106 Asiatyphlops klemmeri — HEDGES et al. 2014 Argyrophis klemmeri — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Typhlops klemmeri — WALLACH et al. 2014: 764
Distribution	W Malaysia. Type locality: “Koh Phai, near KualaLumpur, Malaya”
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: FMNH 178238
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: “A rather thick-bodied species, width contained in length about 28 times; nasal partially divided beyond nostril, nasal suture arising from second labial; width of rostral above, two fifths width of head between eyes; nasals narrowly separated behind rostral; interparietal not or scarcely differentiated; a preocular but no subocular; 23 scalerows around body; about 292 transverse scalerows from rostral to caudal spine; no gland or pit under imbricating portion of nasal.” (Taylor 1962: 253) 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 910 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Named after Konrad Klemmer (1930-2023), German herpetologist. See Mebs & Köhler 2023 for biographical notes.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here 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. Mebs, D. & Köhler, G. 2023. Dr. Konrad Klemmer (1930–2023). Elaphe 2023 (4): 95 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 Taylor, E.H. 1962. New oriental reptiles. Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 43: 209-263 - get paper here
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/386496856908252 Google images

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