Biology:Grypotyphlops acutus

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Short description: Species of snake

Beaked blind snake
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Grypotyphlops
Peters, 1881
Species:
G. acutus
Binomial name
Grypotyphlops acutus
(A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1844)
Synonyms
  • Onychocephalus acutus A.M.C. Duméril & Bibron, 1884
  • Typhlops Russellii Gray, 1845
  • Onychocephalus westermanni Lütken, 1862
  • Onychocephalus acutus
    - Günther, 1864
  • T[yphlops]. excipiens Jan In Jan & Sordelli, 1865
  • Onychocephalus malabaricus Beddome In Günther, 1875
  • Gr[ypotyphlops]. acutus
    - Peters, 1881
  • Typhlops acutus - F. Müller, 1885
  • Typhlops acutus - Boulenger, 1893
  • Gryptotyphlops acutus
    - Boulenger, 1893
  • Typhlops psittacus Werner, 1903
  • Typhlops acuta - Constable, 1949
  • Typhlops acutus
    - Rajendran, 1967
  • [Typhlina] acutus - Whitaker, 1978
  • Typhlops acutus - Murthy, 1983
  • Rhinotyphlops acutus
    - Wallach, 1994[2]
  • Letheobia acutus (Duméril & Bibron, 1844)[3]

Grypotyphlops acutus, also known as the beaked worm snake, beaked 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.[3]

Taxonomy

Grypotyphlops is thought to group with the African typhlopids in the genera Afrotyphlops, Letheobia, and Rhinotyphlops, being the sister group to the latter two and having dispersed from Africa to the Indian subcontinent during the Paleogene. This contrasts with the other blind snakes in the Indian subcontinent, which are thought to have either mainland Asian ancestry (Indotyphlops and Argyrophis) or be descended from ancient Gondwanan endemics of Insular India (Gerrhopilus).[4]

Geographic range

This species is found throughout peninsular India south of the Ganges and Rajputana basins. The type locality given is "inconnue" (French for unknown).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Srinivasulu, B.; Srinivasulu, C.; Vijayakumar, S.P.; Ganesan, S.R.; Madala, M. (2013). "Grypotyphlops acutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T172598A1349131. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T172598A1349131.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/172598/1349131. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN:1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN:1-893777-01-4 (volume).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Grypotyphlops acutus at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 13 February 2020.
  4. ↑ Sidharthan, Chinta; Karanth, K. Praveen (2021-04-01). "India's biogeographic history through the eyes of blindsnakes- filling the gaps in the global typhlopoid phylogeny" (in en). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 157: 107064. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107064. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 33387646. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1055790320303365. 

Further reading

  • Boulenger, G.A. 1890. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Reptilia and Batrachia. Taylor & Francis, London, xviii, 541 pp.
  • Duméril, A.M.C. & Bibron, G. 1844. Erpetologie Générale ou Histoire Naturelle Complete des Reptiles. Vol.6. Libr. Encyclopédique Roret, Paris.
  • Wallach, Van 1994. The status of the Indian endemic Typhlops acutus (Duméril and Bibron) and the identity of Typhlops psittacus Werner (Reptilia, Serpentes, Typhlopidae). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique Biologie. Vol. 64, pp. 209–229.

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