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 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
A. klemmeri is found in western Malaysia.[2]
Etymology
The specific name, klemmeri, is in honor of German herpetologist Konrad Klemmer.[5]
Reproduction
References
- ^ Grismer L, Richman N, Bohm M (2012). "Typhlops klemmeri ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T192003A2026532. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T192003A2026532.en. Downloaded on 10 August 2018.
- ^ a b c "Argyrophis klemmeri ". 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
- Taylor, Edward H. (1962). "New Oriental Reptiles". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 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).
- 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).