Indotyphlops loveridgei

Indotyphlops loveridgei, also known commonly as Loveridge's worm snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Typhlopidae of the infraorder Scolecophidia. The species is native to northern India. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid.

Etymology

The specific name, loveridgei, is in honor of British herpetologist Arthur Loveridge.

Geographic range

Indotyphlops loveridgei is known only from the type specimen, the type locality for which is uncertain: "probably from North India", and likely from "Ambala or the Kulu Valley".

Behavior

Indotyphlops loveridgei is terrestrial.

Reproduction

Indotyphlops loveridgei is oviparous.