Argyrophis klemmeri
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Argyrophis |
| Species: | A. klemmeri
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| Binomial name | |
| Argyrophis klemmeri (Taylor, 1962)
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Argyrophis klemmeri, also known commonly as Klemmer's blind snake and the Kuala Lumpur worm snake, is a species of Asian snake in the family Typhlopidae.[3][4]
Description
[edit]For a typhlopid, A. klemmeri is relatively thick-bodied; its length is only 28 times its width. It has 23 rows of scales around the body. In the vertebral scale row, there are 292 scales from the rostral to the caudal scale.[2]
Geographic range
[edit]A. klemmeri is found in western Malaysia.[2]
Habitat
[edit]The preferred natural habitat of A. klemmeri is forest.[1]
Behavior
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer.[5]
Reproduction
[edit]Conservation
[edit]The area from which the holotype of A. klemmeri was collected is unprotected. The specific threats to the species are unknown. It is classified as "Data Deficient" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ a b c d Species Argyrophis klemmeri at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
- ^ "Typhlops ". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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
[edit]- Taylor, Edward H. (1962). "New Oriental Reptiles". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 43: 209–263. (Typhlops klemmeri, new species, pp. 253–254).
- Hedges, Stephen B.; Marion, Angela B.; Lipp, Kelly M.; Marin, Julie; Vidal, Nicolas (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1–61. (Asiatyphlops klemmeri, new combination).
- Mebs, Dietrich; Köhler, Gunther (2023). "Dr. Konrad Klemmer (1930–2023)". Elaphe 2023 (4): 95.
- Pyron, Robert Alexander; Wallach, Van (2014). "Systematics of the blindsnakes (Serpentes: Scolecophidia: Typhlopoidea) based on molecular and morphological evidence". Zootaxa 3829 (1): 001–081. (Argyrophis klemmeri, new combination).