Gerrhopilus beddomii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Typhlopoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Classis: Reptilia Cladus: Eureptilia Cladus: Romeriida Subclassis: Diapsida Cladus: Sauria Infraclassis: Lepidosauromorpha Superordo: Lepidosauria Ordo: Squamata Cladus: Unidentata, Episquamata Cladus: Toxicofera Subordo: Serpentes Superfamilia: Typhlopoidea

Gerrhopilus beddomii (Boulenger, 1890)

Syntypes (n=13): BMNH 1946.1.10.69–72 [Anaimalai], 1946.1.11.27–30 (formerly BMNH 1884.5.8.39–42) [Vizagapatnam], BMNH 1946.1.11.93–95 [Travancore], BMNH 1946.1.10.48 (formerly BMNH 1874.4.29.247) [Travancore], and MCZ 22372 (formerly BMNH) [Travancore], collected by R.H. Beddome between 1857–1882.
Type locality: “Kimedy Hills (Vizagapatam district) and in the Anaimalai and Travancore Hills, between 2000 and 5000 feet”.

Typhlops beddomii Boulenger, 1890: 237 [original combination]
Gerrhopilus beddomii — Vidal, Marin, Morini, Donnellan, Branch, Thomas, Vences, Wynn, Cruaud & Hedges, 2010: 560 [subsequent combination]

Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis: London. xviii + 541 pp. BHL Reference page.
Vidal, N., Marin, J., Morini, M., Donnellan, S., Branch, W.R., Thomas, R., Vences, M., Wynn, A., Cruadd, C. & Hedges, S.B. 2010. Blindsnake evolutionary tree reveals long history on Gondwana. Biology Letters 6(4): 558–561. DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2010.0220 Reference page.

English: Beddome's Worm Snake