Indotyphlops jerdoni

Indotyphlops jerdoni, or Jerdon's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to India. There are no subspecies which are recognized as being valid.^[4]

Indotyphlops jerdoni
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Indotyphlops
Species:	I. jerdoni
Binomial name
Indotyphlops jerdoni (Boulenger, 1890)
Synonyms
Typhlops jerdoni Boulenger, 1890 Typhlops jerdoni Boulenger, 1893 Typhlops diversiceps Annandale, 1912 Typhlops jerdonii Bourret, 1936 Typhlops jerdoni Hahn, 1980[2] Indotyphlops jerdoni Hedges et al., 2014[3]

Etymology

The specific name, jerdoni, is in honor of British biologist Thomas C. Jerdon.^[5]

Geographic range

I. jerdoni is found in eastern and northern India in Sikkim, northern West Bengal, Seven Sisters [Assam], and Meghalaya. Possibly, it also occurs in Bangladesh and Myanmar (Pegu).^[2]

The type locality given is "Khási Hills".^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of I. jerdoni is forest, but it has also been found in plantations.^[1]

Reproduction

I. jerdoni is oviparous.^[1][3]