Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. (www.repfocus.dk).
Latest update:
October 24th, 2024.
 
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Genus
Trachischium
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Oriental Slender Snakes, Oriental Worm Snakes
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Asiatische Wurmnattern
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Asiatiske Ormesnoge
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1858 |  |
Trachischium Günther (type species: Trachischium rugosum Günther 1858) |
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1868 | |
Blythia Theobald (type species: Calamaria reticulata Blyth 1854 [not Calamaria reticulata Boie 1827]; syn. Guo, Liu, Jin, Shu, Wu & Che 2024) |
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1912 | |
Aproaspidops Annandale (type species: Aproaspidops antecursorum Annandale 1912; syn. Smith 1943, by implication) |
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1924 | |
Eminophis Werner (type species: Eminophis lineolata Werner 1924) |
Contents:
10 species, of which 4 (40.0%) are endemic.
Endemism: 0%  100%
Remarks:
When still regarded as a valid genus, Blythia was erroneously placed in the family Xenodermatidae by Aengals, Kumar, Palot & Ganesh (2018).
Distribution:
S. Asia.
Reported from:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
China
(Tibet),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
Sikkim,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal
[Darjeeling]).
Myanmar,
Nepal.
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Trachischium apteii
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Arunachal Pradesh Slender Snake
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Arunachal-Pradesh-Wurmnatter
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Arunachal Pradesh-ormesnog
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2019 | |
Trachischium apteii Bhosale, Gowande & Mirza |
Remarks:
Reported from China by Wang, Ren, Chen, Lyu, Guo, Jiang, Chen, Li, Guo, Wang & Che (2020), but the species has not actually been recorded from any Chinese-controlled areas.
The inclusion of apteii in the work above is based on the fact that the distribution of the species is located in the part of Arunachal Pradesh, India, which is claimed by China
and considered part of Tibet by the Chinese government (Kai Wang, pers. comm., January 6th, 2021).
Distribution:
India
(Arunachal Pradesh).
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Trachischium fuscum
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Darjeeling Slender Snake
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Darjeeling-Wurmnatter
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Darjeeling-ormesnog
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1854 | |
Calamaria fusca Blyth |
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Trachischium fuscum Günther 1860 |
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1854 | |
Calamaria obscuro-striata Blyth (Smith 1943) |
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1858 | |
Trachischium rugosum Günther (Smith 1943) |
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1905 | |
Ablabes gilgiticus Annandale (Smith 1943) |
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1924 | |
Eminophis lineolata Werner (Smith 1943) |
Remarks:
Reported from Jammu & Kashmir by several authors (e.g., Kramer 1977; Murthy & Sharma 1976; Nanhoe & Ouboter 1987; Sharma & Sharma 1975; Smith 1943).
Also reported from the state by Sahi & Duda (1985), but not in a subsequent work by the same authors (Sahi & Duda 1996).
It is unclear whether the authors intentionally removed the species from the state list in the latter work.
The species is not included for the state herein, pending confirmation.
Distribution:
Bhutan,
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Sikkim,
Uttarakhand,
West Bengal),
Nepal.
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Trachischium guentheri
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Rose-bellied Slender Snake, (Günther's Oriental Worm Snake)
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Korallenbauch-Wurmnatter
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Rosenbuget Ormesnog
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1890 | |
Trachischium guentheri Boulenger |
Remarks:
Records from Tibet refer to nyalamense (Guo, Liu, Jin, Shu, Wu & Che 2024).
Presence in Nepal needs confirmation (Kästle, Rai & Schleich 2013).
Presence in Bangladesh also needs confirmation (Ghosh 2021).
Distribution:
Bhutan,
India
(Sikkim,
West Bengal).
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Trachischium hmuifang
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Mizoram Iridescent Snake
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Mizoram-Regenbogennatter
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Mizoram-regnbuesnog
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2017 | |
Blythia hmuifang Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima |
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Trachischium hmuifang Guo, Liu, Jin, Shu, Wu & Che 2024 |
Distribution:
India
(Mizoram).
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Trachischium laeve
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Olive Slender Snake
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Olivfarbige Wurmnatter
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Oliven-ormesnog
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1904 | |
Trachischium laeve Peracca |
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1911 | |
Trachischium quinquelabialis Wall (Smith 1943) |
Remarks:
Not mentioned for Punjab by Singh, Dutta & Singh (2021).
Distribution:
India
(Uttarakhand),
Nepal.
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Trachischium monticola
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Assam Slender Snake
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Assam-Wurmnatter
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Assam-ormesnog
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1839 | |
Calamaria monticola Cantor |
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Trachischium monticola Boulenger 1890 |
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1870 | |
Cyclophis rubiventer Jerdon (Smith 1943) |
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1875 | |
Ablabes albiventer Günther (Smith 1943) |
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
China
(Tibet),
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
West Bengal).
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Trachischium nyalamense
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Nyalam Slender Snake
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Nyalam-Wurmnatter
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Nyalam-ormesnog
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2024 | |
Trachischium nyalamense Guo, Liu, Jin, Shu, Wu & Che |
Distribution:
China
(Tibet).
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Trachischium reticulatum
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Assam Iridescent Snake (Asian Iridescent Snake)
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Assam-Regenbogennatter
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Assam-regnbuesnog
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1854 | |
Calamaria reticulata Blyth [not Calamaria reticulata Boie 1827] |
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Blythia reticulata Theobald 1868 |
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Trachischium reticulatum Guo, Liu, Jin, Shu, Wu & Che 2024 |
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1912 | |
Aproaspidops antecursorum Annandale (Smith 1943) |
Remarks:
Presence in Tibet needs confirmation.
The type locality of Aproaspidops antecursorum lies in Arunachal Pradesh in an area claimed by China.
The alleged occurrence of reticulatum in Tibet (e.g., Rao 2000; Zhao & Adler 1993) seems to be based on the sole specimen collected in this locality
(Vogel, Lalremsanga & Vanlalhrima 2017).
Distribution:
Bangladesh,
Bhutan,
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland),
Myanmar.
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Trachischium sushantai
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Jammu Slender Snake
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Jammu-Wurmnatter
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Jammu-ormesnog
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2018 | |
Trachischium sushantai Raha, Das, Bag, Debnath & Pramanick |
Distribution:
India
(Jammu & Kashmir).
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Trachischium tenuiceps
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Orange-bellied Slender Snake
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Orangebauch-Wurmnatter
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Orangebuget Ormesnog
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Calamaria tenuiceps Blyth |
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Trachischium tenuiceps Boulenger 1890 |
Remarks:
Records from Tibet refer to nyalamense (Guo, Liu, Jin, Shu, Wu & Che 2024).
Reported from Bangladesh (e.g., Das 1996), but there are no confirmed records.
Distribution:
Bhutan,
India
(Arunachal Pradesh,
Sikkim,
West Bengal
[Darjeeling]),
Nepal.
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