Indotyphlops madgemintonae

Indotyphlops madgemintonae is a species of blind snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[2][3] The species is endemic to Pakistan. There are two recognized subspecies.

Indotyphlops madgemintonae
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Indotyphlops
Species:	I. madgemintonae
Binomial name
Indotyphlops madgemintonae (Khan, 1999)[2]
Synonyms[2]
Typhlops madgemintonai Khan, 1999 Typhlops madgemintonae — Wallach, 2000 (emendation) Indotyphlops madgemintonae — Hedges et al., 2014

Subspecies

Two subspecies are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies.^[2]

• Indotyphlops madgemintonae madgemintonae (Khan, 1999)
• Indotyphlops madgemintonae shermani (Khan, 1999)

Nota bene: A trinomial authority in parentheses indicates that the subspecies was originally described in a genus other than Indotyphlops.

Etymology

The specific name, madgemintonae (genitive, feminine, singular), is in honor of Madge Alice Shortridge Rutherford Minton (1920–2004), the wife of American herpetologist Sherman A. Minton. The subspecific name, shermani (genitive, masculine, singular), is in honor of Sherman A. Minton.^[4]

Description

Dorsally, Indotyphlops madgemintonae is dark brown. Ventrally, it is light brown. It has 336–364 dorsal scales in the vertebral row. The tail ends in a spine.^[2]

Geographic range

Indotyphlops madgemintonae is found in the Kashmir region of Pakistan.^[2]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of Indotyphlops madgemintoni is pine forest, at altitudes up to 1,315 m (4,314 ft).^[1]

Reproduction

Indotyphlops madgemintonae is oviparous.^[2]