Gerrhopilus oligolepis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Gerrhopilidae |
Genus: | Gerrhopilus |
Species: | G. oligolepis
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Binomial name | |
Gerrhopilus oligolepis (Wall, 1909)
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Gerrhopilus oligolepis, also known as the few-scaled worm snake[2] or Wall's worm snake,[1] is a harmless blind snake species found in northern India and Nepal. No subspecies are currently recognized.[2]
Found in the eastern Himalayas in India in the area of Sikkim and Darjeeling[1][3] and in Nepal.[2] The type locality given is "Nagri Valley below Darjeeling [India] at an altitude of about 5000 feet."[2][3]