Indotyphlops lazelli, commonly known as the Hong Kong blind snake and Lazell's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Hong Kong.Zhao, E.M. (2006). [The Snakes of China ]. Hefei, China: Anhui Science & Technology Publishing House. Vol. I, 372 pp.; Vol. II (color plates), 280 pp. (in Chinese).
Etymology The specific name, lazelli, is in honor of American herpetologist James Draper "Skip" Lazell.Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. . (Typhlops lazelli, p. 153).
Description I. lazelli is characterized by having 18 scale rows around the body. The mental is projecting, and the second and third upper labials overlap the shields above them.
Habitat The preferred natural habitat of I. lazelli is forest, at altitudes of .
Reproduction I. lazelli is oviparous.
References
Further reading Hedges, S.B.; Marion, A.B.; Lipp, K.M.; Marin, J.; Vidal, N. (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. (Indotyphlops lazelli, new combination).