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) |
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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). Additional details (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”. |
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