Reuter's blind snake explained

Reuter's blind snake (Madatyphlops reuteri), also known commonly as Reuter's worm snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, reuteri, is in honor of "C. Reuter" who collected the holotype.^[2]

Geographic range

M. reuteri is endemic to the Madagascan island Nosy Be.

Reproduction

M. reuteri is oviparous.

Further reading

• Boettger, O[skar] (1881). "Diagnoses Reptilium et Batrachiorum Novorum insulae Nossi-Bé Madagascariensis ". Zoologische Anzeiger 4: 650–651. (Typhlops reuteri, new species, p. 650). (in Latin).
• Nagy, Zoltán; Marion, Angela B.; Glaw, Frank; Miralles, Aurélien; Nopper, Joachim; Vences, Miguel; Hedges, S. Blair (2015). "Molecular systematics and undescribed diversity of Madagascan scolecophidian snakes (Squamata: Serpentes)". Zootaxa 4040 (1): 31–47.

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 reuteri, p. 220).