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Beddome's Worm Snake
Gerrhopilus beddomii
Beddome's worm snake (Gerrhopilus beddomii) is a species of harmless blind snake in the family Gerrhopilidae. The species is endemic to southern India. No subspecies are currently recognized.
From the article Beddome's worm snake on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
G. beddomii may attain a total length (including tail) of 14 cm (5.5 in). Dorsally, it is brown, often with a darker vertebral line. Ventrally, it is paler brown. The rounded snout and the anal region are whitish.
Range & habitat
Beddome's worm snake is found in southern India in the Western Ghats and in the Kimedy Hills near Visakhapatnam in eastern India. The type locality given is "Hills of the Indian Peninsula ... Kimedy Hills, (Visakhapatnam district) and in the Anaimalai and Travancore Hills between 2000 and 5000 feet" (about 600–1500 m).
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
In human culture
G. beddomii is named after Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), a British army officer and botanist.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 32701.