Argyrophis klemmeri

Argyrophis klemmeri, also known commonly as Klemmer's blind snake and the Kuala Lumpur worm snake, is a species of Asian snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[3][4]

Argyrophis klemmeri
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Argyrophis
Species:	A. klemmeri
Binomial name
Argyrophis klemmeri (Taylor, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops klemmeri Taylor, 1962 Asiatyphlops klemmeri — Hedges et al., 2014 Argyrophis klemmeri — Pyron & Wallach, 2014

Description

For a typhlopid, A. klemmeri is relatively thick-bodied; its length is only 28 times its width. It has 23 rows of scales around the body. In the vertebral scale row, there are 292 scales from the rostral to the caudal scale.^[2]

Geographic range

A. klemmeri is found in western Malaysia.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of A. klemmeri is forest.^[1]

Behavior

A. klemmeri is fossorial.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer.^[5]

Reproduction

A. klemmeri is oviparous.^[2]

Conservation

The area from which the holotype of A. klemmeri was collected is unprotected. The specific threats to the species are unknown. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).^[1]