Anilios systenos | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Anilios |
Species: | A. systenos
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Binomial name | |
Anilios systenos Ellis & Doughty, 2017
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Anilios systenos, also known as the sharp-snouted blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet systenos “tapering to a point” refers to the shape of head and snout. [1]
The snake grows to an average of about 27 cm in length. [1] The long, slender body is unpigmented, with the upperparts slightly darker than the underparts. [2]
The species occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion of the Mid West region of Western Australia. The type locality is 15 km east of Geraldton. [2]
Anilios systenos | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Order: | Squamata |
Suborder: | Serpentes |
Family: | Typhlopidae |
Genus: | Anilios |
Species: | A. systenos
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Binomial name | |
Anilios systenos Ellis & Doughty, 2017
|
Anilios systenos, also known as the sharp-snouted blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet systenos “tapering to a point” refers to the shape of head and snout. [1]
The snake grows to an average of about 27 cm in length. [1] The long, slender body is unpigmented, with the upperparts slightly darker than the underparts. [2]
The species occurs in the Geraldton Sandplains bioregion of the Mid West region of Western Australia. The type locality is 15 km east of Geraldton. [2]