Loveridge's worm snake
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Indotyphlops loveridgei

Indotyphlops loveridgei, or Loveridge's worm snake is a harmless blind snake species endemic to northern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Animal name origin

The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of British herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.

Distribution

Geography

It is known only from the type specimen, the type locality for which is uncertain: "probably from North India", and likely from "Ambala or the Kulu Valley".

References

1. Loveridge's worm snake Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loveridge's_worm_snake

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