NATURAL HISTORY · CATALOGUE RECORD
Andaman Island Worm Snake
Argyrophis oatesii (Boulenger, 1890)
Source-backed taxonomic record
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Argyrophis oatesii, also known as the Andaman Island worm snake or Oates's blind snake, is a species of harmless snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to the Andaman Islands. There are no subspecies accepted as being valid.
Wikipedia contributors, Argyrophis oatesii; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T12:42:25.478187+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Argyrophis oatesii (Boulenger, 1890)
- Name authority
- (Boulenger, 1890)
- Common name
- Andaman Island Worm Snake
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Reptilia
- Order
- Squamata
- Family
- Typhlopidae
- Genus
- Argyrophis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- megaclassTetrapoda
- classReptilia Laurenti, 1768
- orderSquamata Oppel, 1811
- suborderSerpentes Linnaeus, 1758
- infraorderScolecophidia Cope, 1864
- familyTyphlopidae
- genusArgyrophis
- speciesArgyrophis oatesii (Boulenger, 1890)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Argyrophis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Günther’s blind snakeArgyrophis bothriorhynchus (Günther, 1864) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Brown Worm SnakeArgyrophis fuscus (Duméril, 1851) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Vietnam Worm SnakeArgyrophis giadinhensis (Bourret, 1937) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Sumatra Worm SnakeArgyrophis hypsobothrius (Werner, 1917) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Müller’s Blind SnakeArgyrophis muelleri (Schlegel, 1839) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Klemmer’s Blind SnakeArgyrophis klemmeri (Taylor, 1962) | TyphlopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Typhlops oatesii Boulenger, 1890 Boulenger, 1890 | synonym |
Documented distribution
Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Argyrophis&species=oatesii Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:GK8X. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.