Anilios ammodytes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Typhlopidae
Genus: Anilios
Species:
A. ammodytes
Binomial name
Anilios ammodytes
(Montague, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Typhlops ammodytes Montague, 1914
  • Typhlops diversus Waite, 1918
  • Ramphotyphlops diversus ammodytes Storr, 1981
  • Ramphotyphlops ammodytes Wells & Wellington, 1984
  • Libertadictus ammodytes Wells & Wellington, 1985
  • Austrotyphlops ammodytes Wallach, 2006
  • Libertadictus (Slopptyphlops) ammodytes Hoser, 2013
  • Libertadictus (Slopptyphlops) richardwellsi Hoser, 2013

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

The species is a small, thin and pale blind snake. It grows to an average of about 25 cm in length.[1][2]

Behaviour

The species is oviparous.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Anilios ammodytes (MONTAGUE, 1914)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Sand-diving blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 7 June 2021.


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