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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This wide-ranging species is found around the foothills of the Himalayas, across northeastern India, throughout the mainland of South East Asia, down the Malay Peninsula and into Indonesia. This species has been recorded between 140 to 200 m above sea level, but these are unlikely to be its elevational limits.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; China (Hainan, Yunnan); India; Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatera); Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Thailand
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Population [top]
Population: This species is common in West Bengal and further east (Danie 2002). In Myanmar it is presumably widespread and abundant, although recent surveys have only uncovered three specimens in seven years (G. Zug pers. comm.)
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This is a nocturnal and fossorial species found in a variety of lowland habitats from dense forests, both wet and dry, to rich grassy areas. It has also been found in agriculturally disturbed land.
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): It is unlikely that this species is being impacted upon by any major threats across its range.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no known species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. However, parts of this species distribution range coincide with protected areas.
Citation: Papenfuss, T.J. 2010. Typhlops diardii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T178696A7597703. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T178696A7597703.en. Downloaded on 08 February 2017.
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