[4] G. beddomii is named after Richard Henry Beddome (1830-1911), a British army officer and botanist.

[5] Beddome's worm snake is found in southern India in the Western Ghats and in the Kimedy Hills near Visakhapatnam in eastern India.

The preferred natural habitat of G. beddomii is forest, at altitudes of 600–950 m (1,970–3,120 ft).

[1] G. beddomii may attain a total length (including tail) of 14 cm (5.5 in).

The rounded snout and the anal region are whitish.