Gerrhopilus tindalli

Gerrhopilus tindalli, commonly named the Nilgiri Hills worm snake or Tindall's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Gerrhopilidae, native to southern India.^[4]

Gerrhopilus tindalli
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. tindalli
Binomial name
Gerrhopilus tindalli (M.A. Smith, 1943)
Synonyms[2][3]
Typhlops tindalli M.A. Smith, 1943 Gerrhopilus tindalli — Vidal et al., 2010

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]