Argyrophis oatesii

Argyrophis oatesii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Argyrophis
Species:
A. oatesii
Binomial name
Argyrophis oatesii
Boulenger, 1890
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Typhlops oatesii
    Boulenger, 1890
  • Typhlops oatesii
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops oatesi
    — Wall, 1923
  • Asiatyphlops oatesii
    — Hedges et al., 2014
  • Argyrophis oatesii
    — Pyron & Wallach, 2014

Argyrophis oatesii, also known commonly as the Andaman Island worm snake or Oates's blind snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to the Andaman Islands. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.[4]

  1. ^ Wogan G (2012). "Typhlops oatesii ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T191999A2026021. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T191999A2026021.en. Downloaded on 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré TA (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ^ Species Argyrophis oatesii at The Reptile Database . www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ "Typhlops oatesii ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 31 August 2007.