Iranian worm snake explained

The Iranian worm snake (Xerotyphlops wilsoni) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[1] The species is endemic to Iran.

Etymology

The specific name, wilsoni, is in honor of Arnold Talbot Wilson, who was a British military officer, diplomat, and amateur naturalist.^[2]

Reproduction

X. wilsoni 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. (Xerotyphlops wilsoni, new combination).
• Wall F (1908). "Notes on a collection of Snakes from Persia". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 18: 795–805. (Typhlops wilsoni, new species, p. 796).

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 wilsoni, p. 287).