Gerrhopilus oligolepis

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Gerrhopilus oligolepis

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Gerrhopilidae
Genus: Gerrhopilus
Species:
G. oligolepis
Binomial name
Gerrhopilus oligolepis
(Wall, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
  • Typhlops oligolepis Wall, 1909

Gerrhopilus oligolepis, also known as the few-scaled worm snake[2] or Wall's worm snake,[1] is a harmless blind snake species found in northern India and Nepal. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]

Geographic range

Found in the eastern

type locality given is "Nagri Valley below Darjeeling [India] at an altitude of about 5000 feet."[2][3]

References

Further reading

  • Wall F. 1909. Notes on snakes from the neighbourhood of Darjeeling. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 19:337-357.