Indotyphlops exiguus (Jan, 1864)
Belgaum worm snake
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Typhlops exiguus Jan, 1864
Conservation Status
Missing
Last (and only) record: pre-1865
IUCN RedList status: Data Deficient
Distribution & Habitat
Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Anatomy & Morphology
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Boulenger, G. A. (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). Taylor and Francis, London.
Hedges, S. Blair, Marion, A. B., Lipp, K. M., Marin, J. and Vidal, N. (2014). A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1-61.
Martin, Thomas E., Bennett, Gareth C., Fairbairn, Andrew J. and Mooers, A. Ø. (2023). ‘Lost’ taxa and their conservation implications. Animal Conservation 26(1): 14-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/acv.12788 [Appendix S2 (1617 taxa not seen >10 years); Appendix S3 (562 taxa not seen >50 years)]
Smith, M. A. (1943). The Fauna of British India, Ceylon and Burma, including the whole of the Indo-Chinese region. Reptilia and Amphibia Vol. III. Serpentes. Taylor and Francis, London.
Srinivasulu, B., Srinivasulu, C. and Ganesan, S. R. (2013). Typhlops exiguus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172664A1362374. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172664A1362374.en. Accessed on 08 March 2024.