Indotyphlops braminus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Familia: Typhlopidae
Subfamilia: Asiatyphlopinae
Genus: Indotyphlops
Species: Indotyphlops braminus

Name

Indotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803)

Holotype: pl. 43 in Russell (1796). [iconotype]
Type locality: “Vizagapatam [=Visakhapatnam]”, India.

Combinations

Eryx braminus Daudin, 1803: 279 [original combination]
Typhlops braminus — Fitzinger, 1826: 53 [subsequent combination]
Ramphotyphlops braminus — Robb, 1966: 675 [subsequent combination]
Indotyphlops braminus — Hedges, Marion, Lipp, Marin & Vidal, 2014: 23 [subsequent combination]

References

Primary references

Daudin, F.M. 1803. Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière, des reptiles : ouvrage faisant suite à l'Histoire naturelle générale et particulière, composée par Leclerc de Buffon, et rédigée par C.S. Sonnini. Tome Septième. L'Imprimerie de F. Dufart: Paris. 436 pp. + plates LXXXI–XCII. BHL Reference page.
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. Full article (PDF). Reference page.

Additional references

Broadley, D.G. & Wallach, V. 2009. A review of the eastern and southern African blind-snakes (Serpentes: Typhlopidae), excluding Letheobia Cope, with the description of two new genera and a new species. Zootaxa 2255: 1–100. Abstract & excerpt Reference page.
Sidharthan, C., Roy, P., Narayanan, S. & Karanth, K.P. 2023. A widespread commensal loses its identity: suggested taxonomic revision for Indotyphlops braminus (Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae) based on molecular data. Organisms Diversity & Evolution 23: 169–183. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-022-00577-5 Reference page.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: ব্রাহ্মণী দুমুখো সাপ
Deutsch: Brahmanen-Wurmschlange
English: Brahminy Blind Snake
français: Serpent fouisseur
日本語: ブラーミニメクラヘビ
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ: ᱥᱩᱱᱩᱢ ᱵᱤᱝ
ไทย: งูดินบ้าน, งูดินธรรมดา

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