Indotyphlops madgemintonae (KHAN, 1999)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies	Indotyphlops madgemintonae madgemintonae (KHAN 1999) Indotyphlops madgemintonae shermani (KHAN 1999)
Common Names
Synonym	Typhlops madgemintonai KHAN 1999 Typhlops madgemintonae — WALLACH 2000 (emendation) Indotyphlops madgemintonae — HEDGES et al. 2014 Indotyphlops madgemintonae shermani KHAN 1999 Typhlops shermanai KHAN 1999 Typhlops madgemintonai shermani — KHAN 1999 Typhlops m. shermani — WALLACH 2000
Distribution	Pakistan (Kashmir) Type locality: 1 near house of Master M. Sadiq, Goi Madan, District Kotli, Azad Kashmir, 33°30'N 74°00'E, elevation 1315 m., Pakistan. shermanai: Pakistan; Type locality: Nadari village, 2km E of Goi Madan, District Kotli, Azad Kashmir, 33°30'N 74°00'E, elevation 1315 m. [Typhlops madgemintonai shermanai].
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: AMNH 144213 (originally MSK 0904.93) Holotype. MSK 0357.95, adult [shermani]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: The new species differs from its apparent closest congener T. porrectus Stoliczka (1871) (characters in parenthesis), in having completely divided nasal scale (undivided); fewer middorsals 336 – 364 (414 – 465), presence of a tail spine (cone); dorsal body color dark brown (yellowish brown), ventrum light brown (yellowish); the subcaudal colorless area extends dorsally to include base of the spine (colorless area confined to subcaudals only), micro-ornamentation of body scales of micropits (microstriations). 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 335 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Classified as “incertae sedis” by Wallach 2000.
Etymology	Named after Mrs. Madge Minton. Typhlops madgemintonai shermanai was named after Sherman A. Minton. The correct grammatical forms are “madgemintonae” and “shermani”.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here HAIDER, JIBRAN; INAYATULLAH MALIK AND SABIHA SHAMIM 2019. WILDLIFE SURVEY OF NATIONAL PARKS TO ASSESS REPTILIAN BIODIVERSITY, AJK. J Biores Manag. 6 (4): 8-18 - 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 Khan, M. S. 1999. Two new species of blind snakes of genus Typhlops from Azad Kashmir and Punjab, Pakistan (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Russ. J. Herpetol. 6 (3): 231-240 - get paper here Khan, M. S. 1999. Typhlops ductuliformes a new species of Blind Snakes from Pakistan and a note on T. porrectus STOLICZKA, 1871 (Squamata: Serpentes: Scolecophidia). Pakistan J. Zool. 31 (4): 385-390. - get paper here Wallach, V. 2000. Critical review of some recent descriptions of Pakistani Typhlops by M. S. KHAN, 1999 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Hamadryad 25 (2): 129-143 - 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information Google images

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