Koshun worm snake
The Koshun worm snake (Argyrophis koshunensis) is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae.[2][3][4][5] It is endemic to Taiwan.[1][4][5] Very little is known about this species known only from a small number of historical records; it is considered Data Deficient by IUCN.[1]
| Koshun worm snake | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Argyrophis |
| Species: | A. koshunensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Argyrophis koshunensis (Oshima, 1916) | |
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References
- Zhou, Z.; Rao, D.-q.; Lau, M. (2012). "Argyrophis koshunensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T178722A1543179. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T178722A1543179.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- "Typhlops koshunensis Oshima, 1916". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- McDiarmid, Roy W., Jonathan A. Campbell, and T'Shaka A. Touré, 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1
- Argyrophis koshunensis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 June 2016.
- K. T. Shao. "Typhlops koshunensis Oshima, 1916". Catalogue of life in Taiwan. Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taiwan. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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