Indotyphlops lazelli (WALLACH & PAUWELS, 2004)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	Chinese: 香港盲蛇
Synonym	Typhlops lazelli WALLACH & PAUWELS 2004 Typhlops lazelli — ZHAO 2006 Indotyphlops lazelli — HEDGES et al. 2014 Typhlops lazelli — WALLACH et al. 2014: 765
Distribution	China (Hong Kong) Type locality: High West, Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island, China (22° 15’ 30’’ N, 114° 08’ 30’’ E).
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: MCZ 173290
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: Typhlops lazelli can be distinguished from all other typhloids of Asia (except T. porrectus) by the combination of 18 midbody scale rows and supralabial imbrication patterns (SIP) with both second and thrid supralabials overlapping shields above them. From T. porrectus it is differentiated by a unicameral trachel lung, absence of enlarged occipitals, and a projecting mental shield.
Comment
Etymology	Named for James D. Lazell (1939-2023), American herpetologist and conservationist.
References	Beolens, Bo; Michael Watkins, and Michael Grayson 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, USA - get paper here Chan, M. H. 2023. Uncover the underground: Distribution and population status of blind snakes and Bogadek’s burrowing lizards. Master's thesis, Lingnan University, Hong Kong - 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 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 Wang, Kai; Jinlong Ren, Hongman Chen, Zhitong Lyu, Xianguang Guo Ke Jiang, Jinmin Chen, Jiatang Li, Peng Guo, Yingyong Wang, Jing Che 2020. The updated checklists of amphibians and reptiles of China. Biodiversity Science 28 (2): 189-218 - get paper here Zhao, E.M. 2006. The snakes of China [in Chinese]. Hefei, China, Anhui Sience & Technology Publ. House, Vol. I, 372 pp., Vol. II (color plates), 280 pp.
External links	IUCN Red List https://www.anoleannals.org/2023/07/20/rip-skip-lazell/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/386568736901064/ Google images

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