Anilios insperatus
Appearance
Anilios insperatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Anilios |
Species: | A. insperatus
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Binomial name | |
Anilios insperatus Venchi, Wilson & Borsboom, 2015
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Anilios insperatus, also known as the Fassifern blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet insperatus (“unexpected”) refers to the unexpected discovery of a new species in a well-populated and well-surveyed region less than 100 km from Brisbane. The common name derives from the type locality.[1]
Description
[edit]The single known specimen is 9.7 cm in length.[1] The small, slim body is uniformly pale.[2]
Behaviour
[edit]Distribution
[edit]The snake was discovered in the Scenic Rim Region of South East Queensland. The type locality is Warrill View in the Fassifern Valley.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Fassifern blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Anilios insperatus VENCHI, WILSON & BORSBOOM, 2015". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.