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 ...
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Oskar Boettger
Oskar Boettger (german: Böttger; 31 March 1844 – 25 September 1910) was a German zoologist who was a native of Frankfurt am Main. He was an uncle of the noted malacologist Caesar Rudolf Boettger (1888–1976). From 1863 to 1866 he studied at the Bergakademie Freiberg, then worked for a year in a chemical factory in Frankfurt am Main."Boettger, Oskar"
p. 410. In: (1955). '' Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 2''. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot. . (in German). In 1869 he received his doctorate from the . The following year (1870), he became a