Anilios bicolor
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. bicolor
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Binomial name | |
Anilios bicolor (Peters, 1858)
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Anilios bicolor, also known as the dark-spined blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to southern Australia. The specific epithet bicolor (“two-coloured”) refers to the snake's appearance.[1]
Description
[edit]The species grows to an average of about 42 cm in length.[1]
Behaviour
[edit]Distribution and habitat
[edit]The snake is found in extreme south-eastern Western Australia, much of southern South Australia, western New South Wales and north-western Victoria.[1] The type locality is Adelaide.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Dark-spined blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Anilios bicolor (PETERS, 1858)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Anilios bicolor (Peters, 1857) – Dark-Spined Blind Snake". Atlas of Living Australia.