Indotyphlops ahsanai explained

Indotyphlops ahsanai is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[1] The species is endemic to Pakistan. Its taxonomic status is uncertain.

Etymology

The specific name, ahsanai, is in honor of Pakistani zoologist Ahsanul-Islam (1927–1974).^[2]

Geographic range

I. ahsanai is found in Kotli district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.^[3]

Further reading

• Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology (49): 1-61. (Indotyphlops ahsanai, new combination).
• Khan MS (1999). "Two new species and a subspecies of blind snakes of genus Typhlops from Azad Kashmir and Punjab, Pakistan (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 6 (3): 231–240. (Typhlops ahsanai, new species, p. 238).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid RW]
2. [Richard Allen "Bo" Crombet-Beolens|Beolens B]
3. www.reptile-database.org.