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Anilios proximus (WAITE, 1893)

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Higher TaxaTyphlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Proximus Blind Snake 
SynonymTyphlops nigrescens MCCOY 1885
Typhlops proximus WAITE 1893 (nom. nov.)
Typhlops proximus — WAITE 1918
Ramphotyphlops proximus — ROBB 1966: 676
Typhlina proxima — MCDOWELL 1974: 35
Ramphotyphlops proximus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 73
Ramphotyphlops proximus — COGGER 2000: 597
Austrotyphlops proximus — WALLACH 2006
Ramphotyphlops proximus — MICHAEL et al. 2011
Ramphotyphlops proximus — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 418
Anilios proximus — HEDGES et al. 2014
Ramphotyphlops proximus — COGGER 2014: 809
Anilios proximus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 41
Anilios proximus — TIATRAGUL et la. 2023 
DistributionAustralia (New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria)

Type locality: New South Wales  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: AMS (AM) R131704, previously 6411, no locality data or collector. 
DiagnosisAdditional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (27 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. 
CommentSynonymy: The original name is preoccupied by Typhlops nigrescens GRAY, 1845.

Type species: Typhlops proximus Waite 1893 is the type species of the subgenus Kerrtyphlops Hoser 2013: 47 (subgenus of Libertadictus Wells & Wellington 1984), both synonyms of Anilios (fide SHEA 2015). 
EtymologyPresumably named after the Latin proximus (nearest), and a reference to the similarity of this species to other Anilios, a morphologically conservative genus. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) 
References
  • CHIACCHIO, MICHELE; ANNEGRET GRIMM-SEYFARTH<br>KLAUS HENLE<br> AND JEAN-BAPTISTE MIHOUB 2020. Water availability as a major climatic driver of taxonomic and functional diversity in a desert reptile community. Ecosphere 11(7):e03190. 10.1002/ecs2.3190 - get paper here
  • Cogger, H. G. 2014. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 7th ed. CSIRO Publishing, xxx + 1033 pp. - get paper here
  • Cogger, H.G. 2000. Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, 6th ed. Ralph Curtis Publishing, Sanibel Island, 808 pp.
  • Eipper, Scott C.; Adam Elliott, & Tyese Eipper 2020. Notes on the discovery of fluorescence in Australian Scolecophidians in the genus Anilios Gray 1845 (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Captive & Field Herpetology 4 (2): 27 - get paper here
  • Hedges, S.B., Marion, A.B., Lipp, K.M., Marin, J. & Vidal, N. 2014. A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata). Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61 - get paper here
  • Marin, J., Donnellan, S.C., Hedges, S.B., Puillandre, N., Aplin, K., Doughty, P., Hutchinson, M.N., Couloux, A. & Vidal, N. 2013. Hidden species diversity of Australian burrowing snakes (Ramphotyphlops). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, doi: 10.1111/bij.12132 - get paper here
  • McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp.
  • McDowell, S. B. 1974. A catalogue of the snakes of New Guinea and the Solomons, with special reference to those in the Bernice P. Bishop Museum. Part l. Scolecophidia. Journal of Herpetology 8 (1): 1-57 - get paper here
  • Michael, D.R.; D.B. Lindenmayer; M. Crane; C. MacGregor; R. Montague-Drake; L. McBurney. 2011. Reptilia, Murray catchment, New South Wales, southeastern Australia. Check List 7 (1):25-29 - get paper here
  • Robb,J. 1966. The generic status of Australasian typhlopids (Reptilia: Squamata). Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (13) 9: 675-679 - get paper here
  • Shea, G.M. 1999. Waite’s blind snakes (Squamata: Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae): identification of sources and correction of errors. Rec. Austral. Mus. 51 (1): 447-450 - get paper here
  • Swan, G.; Sadlier, R.; Shea, G. 2017. A field guide to reptiles of New South Wales. Reed New Holland, 328 pp.
  • Tiatragul, S., Skeels, A., & Keogh, J. S. 2023. Paleoenvironmental models for Australia and the impact of aridification on blindsnake diversification. Journal of Biogeography, 50, 1899–1913 - get paper here
  • Waite, E. R. 1893. Notes on Australian Typhlopidae. Rec. Austral. Mus. 2: 57-62 - get paper here
  • Waite, E. R. 1918. Review of the Australian blind snakes. Rec. South Austral. Mus. 1: 1-34 - get paper here
  • Wallach, V. 2006. The nomenclatural status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae). Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc. 42 (1): 8-24 - get paper here
  • Wilson, S. & Swan, G. 2010. A complete guide to reptiles of Australia, 3rd ed. Chatswood: New Holland, 558 pp.
 
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