Two New Species and a Subspecies of Blind Snakes of Genus Typhlops from Azad Kashmir and Punjab, Pakistan (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)

Muhammad Sharif Khan

Abstract


Two new species and one new subspecies are described of the blind snakes of genus Typhlops from Azad Kashmir and Punjab, Pakistan. Taxonomic affinities of the new taxa are discussed and a key is provided for identification of 18 midbody scale typhlopid snakes of Himalayas.


Keywords


new species; Typhlops; Western Himalayas

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30906/1026-2296-1999-6-3-231-240

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