Indotyphlops pammeces, the South India worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species found in southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Indotyphlops |
| Species: | I. pammeces
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| Indotyphlops pammeces (Günther, 1864)
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Geographic range edit
Found in southern India. The type locality given is "Madras" [India].[1]
References edit
- ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Typhlops pammeces". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
Further reading edit
- Annandale N. 1906. Notes on the fauna of a desert tract in southern India. Part. I. Batrachians and reptiles, with remarks on the reptiles of the desert region of the North-West Frontier. Mem Asiatic Soc Bengal Calcutta 1: 183-202.
- Günther A. 1864. The Reptiles of British India. London (Taylor & Francis), xxvii + 452 pp.
External links edit
- Indotyphlops pammeces at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 1 September 2007.