Grypotyphlops acutus(Duméril & Bibron, 1844) Beaked Worm Snake	Diagnostic characters:
	Scales smooth; head same width as body; snout pointed with large hooked beak-like scale; nostrils below the ‘beak’; short tails ends in a spine. Glossy brown above, distinctly paler below.
	Habit and Habitat:
	Mainly nocturnal and very agile. Strong burrower and spends most of its life underground
	Diet:
	Feeds on worms, soft bodied larvae and eggs of ants and termites are also taken.
	Legal Protection:
	WL (P) A, 1972-Schedule IV
	Conservation status and Threats:
	Not accessed. Uncommon. No serious threat observed.
	Distribution: Madhya Pradesh: Nimach (GWS), Indore (RWS), Narsinghgarh (NWS), Balaghat, Dewas, Dindori, Hoshangabad, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Indore, Mandsor, Ratlam, Seoni and Ujjain. Elsewhere in India: Peninsular India, South of Ganges Basin and South of Rajasthan, west to Baroda and East of Calcutta