Anilios ammodytes
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Anilios |
Species: | A. ammodytes
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Binomial name | |
Anilios ammodytes (Montague, 1914)
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Anilios ammodytes, also known as the sand-diving blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet ammodytes (“sand-diver”) refers to the snake's habits and habitat.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The species is a small, thin and pale blind snake. It grows to an average of about 25 cm in length.[1][2]
Behaviour
[edit]Distribution and habitat
[edit]The snake is found in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The type locality is Hermite Island in the Montebello Islands off the Pilbara coast.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Anilios ammodytes (MONTAGUE, 1914)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Sand-diving blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 7 June 2021.