Indotyphlops ahsanai

Indotyphlops ahsanai is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.^[2] The species is endemic to Pakistan. Its taxonomic status is uncertain. ^[1]

Indotyphlops ahsanai
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Serpentes
Family:	Typhlopidae
Genus:	Indotyphlops
Species:	I. ahsanai
Binomial name
Indotyphlops ahsanai (Khan, 1999)
Synonyms[1]
Typhlops ahsanai Khan, 1999 Indotyphlops ahsanai — Hedges et al., 2014

Etymology

The specific name, ahsanai, is in honor of Pakistani zoologist Ahsanul-Islam (1927–1974).^[3]

Geographic range

I. ahsanai is found in Kotli district in the province of Punjab, Pakistan.^[1]

References

1. Species Indotyphlops ahsanai at The Reptile Database www.reptile-database.org.
2. McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T (1999). Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, Volume 1. Washington, District of Columbia: Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
3. Beolens B, Watkins M, Grayson M (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Typhlops ahsanai, p. 3).

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 ahsanai, new combination).
• Khan MS (1999). "Two new species and a subspecies of blind snakes of genus Typhlops from Azad Kashmir and Punjab, Pakistan (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Russian Journal of Herpetology 6 (3): 231–240. (Typhlops ahsanai, new species, p. 238).