Argyrophis diardii

Argyrophis diardii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Argyrophis
Species:
A. diardii
Binomial name
Argyrophis diardii
Schlegel, 1839
Synonyms[3]
List
  • Typhlops Diardii
    Schlegel, 1839
  • Typhlops Mülleri
    Schlegel, 1839
  • Typhlops nigro-albus
    A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844
  • Argyrophis bicolor
    Gray, 1845
  • Argyrophis Horsfieldii
    Gray, 1845
  • Typhlops striolatus
    W. Peters, 1861
  • T[yphlops]. (Typhlops) nigroalbus
    — Jan, 1863
  • T[yphlops]. (Typhlops) Schneideri
    Jan, 1863
  • T[yphlops]. (Typhlops) Diardi
    — Jan, 1863
  • T[yphlops]. (Typhlops) Mülleri
    — Jan, 1863
  • T[yphlops]. Diardi
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1864
  • T[yphlops]. bicolor
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1864
  • T[yphlops]. Mülleri
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1864
  • T[yphlops]. nigroalbus
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1864
  • Typhlops horsfieldii
    — Günther, 1864
  • T[yphlops]. Schneideri
    — Jan & Sordelli, 1865
  • Tychlpos Diardii
    — Steindachner, 1867
  • Typhlops barmanus
    Stoliczka, 1872
  • Typhlops diardi
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops muelleri
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops nigroalbus
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops schneideri
    — Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops kapaladua
    Annandale, 1906
  • Typhlops tephrosoma
    Wall, 1908
  • [Typhlops diardi] var. cinereus
    Wall, 1909
  • Typhlops labialis
    Waite, 1918
  • Typhlops diardi diardi
    — M.A. Smith, 1923
  • Typhlops diardi nigroalbus
    — M.A. Smith, 1923
  • Typhlops fusconotus
    Brongersma, 1934
  • Typhlops diardi mülleri
    — Brongersma, 1934
  • Typhlops diardi
    — Bourret, 1936
  • Typhlops d[ardi]. tephrosoma
    — Bourret, 1936
  • Typhlops diardi diardi
    — Hahn, 1980
  • Typhlops muelleri
    — Hahn, 1980[2]
  • Typhlops diardii
    — McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré, 1999
  • Asiatyphlops diardii
    — Hedges et al., 2014
  • Argyrophis diardii
    — Pyron & Wallach, 2014

Argyrophis diardii, commonly known as Diard's blind snake, the Indochinese blind snake, the large blind snake, or the large worm snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to South Asia and Southeast Asia.[1] There are two recognized subspecies.

Taxonomy

A. diardii was first described by Hermann Schlegel in 1839, as Typhlops Diardii.[4] The type locality of Schlegel's specimen was "Cochinchina [southern Vietnam]". Saint Girons (1972: 32) described it as "Cochinchina sans certitude [southern Vietnam without certainty]", and Hahn (1980: 56) as "East Indies".[2]

Etymology

Both the specific name, diardii, and the common name, "Diard's blindsnake", are in honor of French naturalist Pierre-Médard Diard.[4][5]

Subspecies

Two subspecies of Typhlops diardii are recognized as being valid, including the nominotypical subspecies:[3]

  • Argyrophis diardii diardii Schlegel, 1839[4]
  • Argyrophis diardii platyventris Khan, 1998[6]

Description

A. diardii is heavy-bodied for a blindsnake. It has 22–25 scale rows around the body at midbody. The belly is distinctly flat.[3]

Distribution and habitat

A. diardii is found in India (Jalpaiguri-West Bengal, as far west as Dun Valley in Assam), Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Malay Peninsula, Nias Island, Sumatra, Web Island (off northwest Sumatra), Bangka, and Borneo.[1]

The preferred natural habitats of A. diardii are forest, shrubland, and grassland, but it has also been found in agricultural areas.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Papenfuss, T.J. (2010). "Argyrophis diardii ". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T178696A7597703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178696A7597703.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Species Argyrophis diardii at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
  4. ^ a b c Schlegel H (1839). Abbildungen neuer oder unvollständig bekannter Amphibien, nach der Natur oder dem Leben entworfen und mit einem erläuternden Texte begleitet. Düsseldorf: Arnz & Comp. xiv + 141 pp. ("Typhlops Diardii ", new species, p. 38). (in German).
  5. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). "Typhlops diardi ". The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5.
  6. ^ Khan MS [in French] (1998). "Notes on Typhlops diardi Schlegel, 1839, with description of a new subspecies". Pakistan Journal of Zoology. 30 (3): 213−221.

Further reading

  • Boulenger GA (1893). Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume I., Containing the Families Typhlopidæ ... London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History. (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiii + 448 pp. + Plates I-XXVIII. (Typhlops diardi, pp. 22–23; T. muelleri, p. 25; T. nigroalbus, p. 24; T. schneideri, p. 27).
  • Wallach V (2000). "Critical review of some recent descriptions of Pakistani Typhlops by M.S. Khan, 1999 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Hamadryad 25 (2): 129-143.