Gerrhopilus oligolepis

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]

Gerrhopilus oligolepis
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. oligolepis
Binomial name
Gerrhopilus oligolepis (Wall, 1909)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops oligolepis Wall, 1909

Geographic range

Found in the eastern Himalayas in India in the area of Sikkim and Darjeeling^[1][3] and in Nepal.^[2] The type locality given is "Nagri Valley below Darjeeling [India] at an altitude of about 5000 feet."^[2][3]