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Distribution

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Continent: Asia
Distribution: India (Malabar).
Type locality: Nilambur, Malabar District, India.
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Gerrhopilus tindalli

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Gerrhopilus tindalli, also known commonly as the Nilgiri Hills worm snake or Tindall's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. The species is native to southern India. There are no recognized subspecies.[4]

Etymology

The specific name, tindalli, is in honor of Roger Tindall.[5]

Geographic range

G. tindalli is found in India in the Nilgiri Hills, Malabar District. The type locality given is "Nilambur, Malabar district" [India].[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of G. tindalli is forest.[1]

Reproduction

G. tindalli is oviparous.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Srinivasulu, C.; Srinivasulu, B.; Ganesan, S.R. (2013). "Gerrhopilus tindalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T172595A1348596. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172595A1348596.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ a b Gerrhopilus tindalli at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 7 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Typhlops tindalli ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 September 2007.
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops tindalli, p. 266).
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Gerrhopilus tindalli: Brief Summary

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Gerrhopilus tindalli, also known commonly as the Nilgiri Hills worm snake or Tindall's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. The species is native to southern India. There are no recognized subspecies.

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