Vedda worm snake explained

The Vedda worm snake (Indotyphlops veddae), also known commonly as Veddha's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[1] The species is endemic to Sri Lanka.

Etymology

The specific name, veddae, is in honor of the Vedda people, aboriginal inhabitants of Sri Lanka.^[2]

Geographic range

The type locality of I. veddae is near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.^[3]

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of I. veddae is forest.^[3]

Description

I. veddae is uniformly lavender-gray, small, and very slender. The holotype has a total length of 90.5mm, including the tail which is 2.75mm long. The average body width is 1.5mm.^[4]

Reproduction

I. veddae is oviparous.

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 veddae, new combination, p. 6).
• Taylor EH (1947). "Comments on Ceylonese Snakes of the Genus Typhlops with Descriptions of New Species". University of Kansas Science Bulletin 31 (13): 283–298. (Typhlops veddae, new species, pp. 294–295, Figures 3A, 3B).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid, Roy W.]
2. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Typhlops veddae, p. 273).
3. [Edward Harrison Taylor|Taylor EH]
4. Taylor EH (1947).