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List Of Snakes Of South Asia
The following is a list of snakes of South Asia, primarily covering the region covered by mainland India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, parts of Myanmar and the Andaman and Nicobar Island chains. All families are covered except for the Colubridae which is found here. This forms part of the complete list of reptiles of South Asia. South Asia and India in particular have the highest number of snake species in the world. Order Squamata - suborder Serpents Family Leptotyphlopidae * ''Myriopholis blanfordi'' * '' Myriopholis hamulirostris'' Family Typhlopidae * Brahminy Blind Snake (''Ramphotyphlops braminus'') Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka * Slender blind snake ('' Typhlops porrectus'') Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka * Giant blind snake ('' Typhlops diardii'') Northeast India, Bangladesh, China, Indo-China, Myanmar, Thailand, Malay region * Pied blind snake ('' Typhlops leucomelas'') Sri Lanka * Jan's blind snake (''Typhlops mirus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Asia
South Asia is the southern subregion of Asia, which is defined in both geographical and ethno-cultural terms. The region consists of the countries of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.;;;;;;;; Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian subcontinent and defined largely by the Indian Ocean on the south, and the Himalayas, Karakoram, and Pamir mountains on the north. The Amu Darya, which rises north of the Hindu Kush, forms part of the northwestern border. On land (clockwise), South Asia is bounded by Western Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic cooperation organization in the region which was established in 1985 and includes all eight nations comprising South Asia. South Asia covers about , which is 11.71% of the Asian continent or 3.5% of the world's land surface area. The population of South Asia is about 1.9 billion or about one- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlops Porrectus
''Indotyphlops porrectus'', the slender worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to South Asia. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Not further Study available about this species. Because their number is almost non-existent and their picture has not been recorded yet۔ Geographic range ''Indotyphlops porrectus'' is found in Bangladesh, India, northern Myanmar, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The type locality given is "Hurdwár, ... Calcutta, ... foot of the Parisnáth hill (in Western Bengal), ... base of the Rangnu valley below Darjíling, ... and south of Agra" orthern and eastern India Description ''Indotyphlops porrectus'' is small and slender. It may attain a total length (including tail) of , and a diameter of about . There are 18 scale rows around the body. It is brown or blackish dorsally, and paler ventrally. The snout, chin, and anal region are whitish. Smith MA (1943). ''The Fauna of Briti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlops Oligolepis
''Gerrhopilus oligolepis'', also known as the few-scaled worm snake or Wall's worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species found in northern India and Nepal. No subspecies are currently recognized. Geographic range Found in the eastern Himalayas in India in the area of Sikkim and Darjeeling and in Nepal. The type locality given is "Nagri Valley below Darjeeling ndiaat an altitude of about 5000 feet." References Further reading * Wall F. 1909. Notes on snakes from the neighbourhood of Darjeeling. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 19:337-357. oligolepis ''Oligolepis'' is a genus of fish in the goby family Gobiidae, native to marine, fresh and brackish waters of the coastal areas of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 6 recognized species in this genus: * ... Snakes of Asia Reptiles of India Reptiles of Nepal Taxa named by Frank Wall Reptiles described in 1909 {{Scolecophidia-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlops Tenuicollis
''Indotyphlops tenuicollis'', the Samagutin worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species found in northern India. No subspecies are currently recognized. Geographic range Definitely only known from Nagaland in northern India. The type locality given is "angelich aus dem Himalaya" (Himalayas The Himalayas, or Himalaya (; ; ), is a mountain range in Asia, separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau. The range has some of the planet's highest peaks, including the very highest, Mount Everest. Over 100 ...). References Further reading * Boulenger GA. 1893. Catalogue of the snakes in the British Museum (Nat. Hist.) I. London (Taylor & Francis), 448 pp. * Peters W. 1864. Über neue Amphibien (Typhloscincus, Typhlops, Asthenodipsas, Ogmodon). Mber. k. preuss. Akad. Wiss., Berlin: 271-276. * Stoliczka F. 1871. Notes on some Indian and Burmese Ophidians. J. asiat. Soc. Bengal, Calcutta, 40: 421-445 * Theobald, W. 1876 Descriptive catalogue of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlops Thurstoni
''Gerrhopilus thurstoni'', or Thurston's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. The species is native to western India. No recognized subspecies exist. Etymology The specific name, ''thurstoni'', is in honor of British zoologist Edgar Thurston. Geographic range In western India, ''G. thurstoni'' has been found in southern Goa, from sea level to approximately 1,200 m elevation (4,000 feet), and in Kerala. The type locality given is "''Nilgiri Hills, Brit. Ostindien'' ". Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''G. thurstoni'' is forest. Description ''G. thurstoni'' may attain a total length (including tail) of . The body is light brown or yellowish dorsally, and paler ventrally. The snout and the anal region are whitish. Smith MA (1943). Reproduction ''G. thurstoni'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Typhlops Tindalli
''Gerrhopilus tindalli'', also known commonly as the Nilgiri Hills worm snake or Tindall's worm snake, is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. The species is native to southern India. There are no recognized subspecies. Etymology The specific name, ''tindalli'', is in honor of Roger Tindall.Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (''Typhlops tindalli'', p. 266). Geographic range ''G. tindalli'' is found in India in the Nilgiri Hills, Malabar District. The type locality given is "Nilambur, Malabar district" ndia Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''G. tindalli'' is forest. Reproduction ''G. tindalli'' is oviparous Oviparous animals are animals that lay their eggs, with little or no other embryonic development within the mother. This is the reproductive method of most fish, amphibians, most reptiles, and all pterosaurs, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramphotyphlops Exocoeti
The Christmas Island blind snake (''Ramphotyphlops exocoeti)'' is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Christmas Island. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. Etymology The specific name, ''exocoeti'', which means "flying fish", is in honor of the officers of HMS ''Flying Fish'', who collected the holotype. Geographic range ''R. exocoeti'' is only found on Christmas Island (Australia). The type locality given is "Christmas Island, Indian Ocean". Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''R. exocoeti'' is forest, at altitudes from sea level to . Description ''R. exocoeti'' may attain a total length of , which includes a tail long. Boulenger GA (1893). Behavior ''R. exocoeti'' is terrestrial and fossorial. Reproduction ''R. exocoeti'' is oviparous. www.reptile-database.org. Conservation status The species ''R. exocoeti'' is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List with the following criteria: D2 (v2.3, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhinotyphlops Acutus
''Grypotyphlops acutus'', also known as the beaked worm snake, beaked blind snake, or beak-nosed worm snake, is a harmless blind snake species endemic to peninsular India. It is the only species in the genus ''Grypotyphlops''. No subspecies are currently recognized. Taxonomy ''Grypotyphlops'' is thought to group with the African typhlopids in the genera ''Afrotyphlops'', ''Letheobia ''Letheobia'' is a genus of Scolecophidia, blind snakes in the Family (biology), family Typhlopidae.Van Wallach, Wallach, Van (2005) "''Letheobia pauwelsi'', a new species of blindsnake from Gabon (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)." ''African Journal of H ...'', and ''Rhinotyphlops'', being the sister group to the latter two and having dispersed from Africa to the Indian subcontinent during the Paleogene. This contrasts with the other blind snakes in the Indian subcontinent, which are thought to have either mainland Asian ancestry (''Indotyphlops'' and ''Argyrophis'') or be descended from ancient Gondwana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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