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]
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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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Synonyms | |
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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.