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Indotyphlops meszoelyi

Shieldtails, Blind & Burrowing Snakes

Indotyphlops meszoelyi

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Habitat

Thought to be temperate broadleaf forest

Range

Darjeeling, West Bengal

The Darjeeling worm snake, or Meszoely's blind snake, is a snake of the family Typhlopidae endemic to Darjeeling in West Bengal. It can be told from other species of the genus in the region by a deep concavity along the rear edge of the nasal shield. It is brown above and lighter brown below, with the two colours merging (Wikipedia, general species account).

It is thought to inhabit temperate broadleaf forests. The area where the specimen was collected was historically montane forest but is now mostly fruit orchards and paddy fields. It lays eggs.

Quick answers

What habitat does the Indotyphlops meszoelyi live in?
Thought to be temperate broadleaf forest
Where is the Indotyphlops meszoelyi found?
Darjeeling, West Bengal
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