Anilios systenos

Anilios systenos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Anilios
Species:
A. systenos
Binomial name
Anilios systenos
Ellis & Doughty, 2017

Anilios systenos, also known as the sharp-snouted blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet systenos “tapering to a point” refers to the shape of head and snout.[1]

Description

The snake grows to an average of about 27 cm in length.[1] The long, slender body is unpigmented, with the upperparts slightly darker than the underparts.[2]

Behaviour

The species is oviparous.[2]

Distribution

The species occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion of the Mid West region of Western Australia. The type locality is 15 km east of Geraldton.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sharp-snouted blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Anilios systenos ELLIS & DOUGHTY, 2017". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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