Malcolm's worm snake explained

Malcolm's worm snake (Indotyphlops malcolmi) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[1]

Etymology

The specific name, malcolmi, is in honor of British herpetologist Malcolm Arthur Smith.^[2]

Geographic range

It is endemic to Sri Lanka.

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 malcolmi, new combination).
• Taylor EH. 1947. "Comments on Ceylonese Snakes of the Genus Typhlops with Descriptions of New Species". Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 31 (13): 283–298. (Typhlops malcolmi, new species, pp. 291–292).

Notes and References

1. [:fr:Roy Wallace McDiarmid|McDiarmid, Roy W.]
2. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M. 2011. The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Typhlops malcolmi, p. 166).