Anilios grypus (WAITE, 1918)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: long-beaked Blind Snake
Synonym	Typhlops grypus WAITE 1918: 11, 17 Typhlops kenti WAITE 1918 (preoccupied) Typhlops nigroterminatus PARKER 1931: 604 (nom. nov. pro T. kenti) Ramphotyphlops nigroterminatus — ROBB 1966: 676 Ramphotyphlops gryphus ROBB 1966: 676 Typhlina grypha MCDOWELL 1974: 45 (misspelling) Typhlina nigroterminata — MCDOWELL 1974: 31 Ramphotyphlops grypus — STORR 1981: 248 Ramphotyphlops grypus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 65 Ramphotyphlops grypus — COGGER 2000: 592 Austrotyphlops grypus — WALLACH 2006 Austrotyphlops nigroterminatus — WALLACH 2006 Ramphotyphlops grypus — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 412 Ramphotyphlops grypus — MARIN et al. 2013 Anilios grypus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Anilios nigroterminatus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Ramphotyphlops grypus — COGGER 2014: 802 Anilios grypus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 38 Ramphotyphlops grypus — DITTMER et al. 2020 Anilios grypus — TIATRAGUL et la. 2023
Distribution	N Australia (N Western Australia, WC/C/EC Northern Territory, NW Queensland) Type locality: unknown (fide COGGER 1983) nigroterminatus: NW Australia; Type locality: Roebuck Bay, N Western Australia
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: NMV D12351 (formerly R7102), no locality or collector. Holotype: BMNH 1946.1.11.58 [nigroterminatus]
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A moderately large, very slender, black-tailed blind-snake with snout beaked in profile, 18 midbody scale rows and nasal cleft usually proceeding from second labial (from Storr 1981). Additional details (37 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Synonymy: Cogger (1983) listed Ramphotyphlops nigroterminatus as a synonym of Ramphotyphlops grypus. Not listed by COGGER 2000, COGGER 2014. Ellis 2016 re-evaluated the status of nigroterminatus and concluded that no data has been put forward to justify the validity of this species despite (unsupported) claims by Pyron and Wallach (2014) and others and thus recommended to keep it as synonym of A. grypus.
Etymology	Presumably named after the Greek grypos (hook-nosed) in allusion to the snout shape in this species. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024)
References	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. Dittmer, D. E., Chapman, T. L. & Bidwell, J. R. 2020. In the shadow of an iconic inselberg: Uluru’s shadow influences climates and reptile assemblage structure at its base. J. Arid Environ. 181, 104179 (2020) - get paper here Ellis, Ryan J. 2016. A New Species of Blindsnake (Scolecophidia: Typhlopidae: Anilios) from the Kimberley Region of Western Australia. Herpetologica 72 (3): 271-278. - 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 Maryan, B., Gaikhorst, G., & Parkhurst, B. 2024. The terrestrial herpetofauna of the Zuytdorp coast and hinterland of Western Australia: Exceptional richness in a global biodiversity hotspot. Western Australian Naturalist, 33, 3 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 Parker, H. W. 1931. A new species of blind snake from N. W. Australia. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (10) 8: 604-605 - 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 Storr G M 1981. The genus Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 9 (3): 235-271 - get paper here 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. 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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