Typhlops mcdowelli Wallach, in O’Shea 1996: 60.

Holotype: UPNG 7502, Hombron's Bluff, ca 600m, 9 o 23'S 147 o 20'E, Central Province, PNG (D. Black, 22.iii.1981).

Paratype: UPNG 5978, Taurama Barracks, 50m, Port Moresby, National Capital District, PNG (C. Burgin, 26.viii.1979) .

Remarks: For depositories of type series and history, see account under PNGM types. Description gave the collector for the paratype as C. Bur. Holotype and UPNG paratype in good condition.