Note on a collection of Amphibians and Reptiles from Western Sumatra (Indonesia), with the description of a new species of the genus Bufo
Author
TeyniƩ, Alexandre
Author
David, Patrick
Author
Ohler, Annemarie
text
Zootaxa
2010
2416
1
43
journal article
37581
10.5281/zenodo.194395
824e203a-cf97-42ec-a9cb-a0515b6a1437
1175-5326
194395
Typhlops muelleri
Schlegel, 1839
Material examined
.
MNHN
2002.0430 (female; SVL>
310 mm
, TaL
6 mm
; specimen in very bad condition), Tigapulan Mts., Province of Riau.
Taxonomic comments
. This taxon has long been considered a subspecies of
Typhlops diardii
Schlegel, 1839
. We follow
Taylor (1965)
and Wallach
in
David & Vogel (1996)
in regarding
Typhlops muelleri
as a valid species distinct from
Typhlops diardii
. This species is monotypic.
Distribution on Sumatra
. Provinces of Sumatera Utara, Sumatera Barat, Riau, Jambi, Bengkulu, and Sumatera Selatan (
David & Vogel, 1996; this work
). Also the islands of
Pulau
We, Nias and Bangka (
David & Vogel, 1996
).
Biology
. This specimen was found in November dead on a road crossing a part already burnt of a large tract of primary forest in process of total destruction.