Argyrophis oatesii (BOULENGER, 1890)
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Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Andaman Island Worm Snake |
Synonym | Typhlops oatesii BOULENGER 1890: 238 Typhlops oatesii — BOULENGER 1893: 23 Typhlops oatesi — SMITH 1943: 53 Typhlops oatesii — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 112 Typhlops oatesi — DAS 2003 Asiatyphlops oatesii — HEDGES et al. 2014 Argyrophis oatesii — PYRON & WALLACH 2014 Typhlops oatesii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 768 |
Distribution | Myanmar (= Burma) (Koko Island), India (Andaman Island). Type locality: “Table Island, Cocos Group, Andamans” |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Syntypes: BMNH 1946.1.10.51-52. |
Diagnosis | Description: snout rounded, strongly projecting; nostrils lateral. Rostral narrow, its breadth 1/4 that of the head, reaching to between the eyes; nasal nearly completely divided; the lower cleft passing to the 2nd labial; ocular and preocular longer than the posterior nasal; the lower edge of the ocular wedged in between 3rd and 4th labials; eye very distinct, in the ocular shield; prefrontal in contact with the rostral: tail ending in a small spine; 24 scales round the body, the diameter of which is contained 32 times in the total length (Smith 1943: 53). Coloration: Yellowish-brown, with confluent dark spots in the centres of the scales, forming longitudinal lines down the body; on the middle of the belly they are absent (Smith 1943: 53). |
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Etymology | Named after Mr. E.W. Oates, the collector of the types. |
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