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.