Zoology Museum

Post Graduates and Research Department of Zoology, V.O. Chidambaram College, Tuticorin 628 008 Tamil Nadu

Re.49 TYPHLOPS ACUTUS(Sharp- tailed Snake)

 Phylum: Chordata

Class   : Reptilia

Order  : Squamata

Family : Typhlopidae

Genus : Typhlops

Species : acutus


DESCRIPTION

Grypotyphlops acutus, also known as the beaked worm snakebeaked 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. This species is found throughout peninsular India south of the Ganges and Rajputna basins.


IUCN Status: Least concern 

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