Gerrhopilus floweri

Gerrhopilus floweri, also known commonly as Flower's blind snake and Flower's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Gerrhopilidae.^[3][4] The species is native to Southeast Asia.

Gerrhopilus floweri
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Gerrhopilidae
Genus:	Gerrhopilus
Species:	G. floweri
Binomial name
Gerrhopilus floweri Boulenger, 1899
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops floweri Boulenger, 1899 Gerrhopilus floweri — Vidal et al., 2010

Etymology

The specific name, floweri, is in honor of British zoologist Stanley Smyth Flower.^[5]

Geographic range

G. floweri is found in Thailand,^[2] and possibly in Laos.^[1]

Habitat

G. floweri has been found in termite mounds in fruit plantations.^[1]

Description

G. floweri is black dorsally, and paler ventrally. The snout and the anal region are yellowish. It may attain a total length (including tail) of 21 cm (8.3 in).^[6]

Reproduction

G. floweri is oviparous.^[2]