Argyrophis klemmeri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Argyrophis
Species:
A. klemmeri
Binomial name
Argyrophis klemmeri
(Taylor, 1962)
Synonyms[2]
  • Typhlops klemmeri
    Taylor, 1962
  • Asiatyphlops klemmeri
    Hedges et al., 2014
  • Argyrophis klemmeri
    — Pyron & Wallach, 2014

Argyrophis klemmeri, also known as Klemmer's blind snake or the Kuala Lumpur worm snake, is a species of Asian snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4]

Geographic range

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A. klemmeri is found in western Malaysia.[2]

Etymology

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The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer.[5]

Reproduction

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A. klemmeri is oviparous.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Grismer, L.; Richman, N.; Bohm, M. (2012). "Argyrophis klemmeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T192003A2026532. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192003A2026532.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Argyrophis klemmeri ". The Reptile Database. www.reptile-database.org.
  3. ^ "Typhlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
  4. ^ McDiarmid, Roy W.; Campbell, Jonathan A.; Touré, T'Shaka A. (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. (Typhlops klemmeri, p. 106).
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops klemmeri, p. 143).

Further reading

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