Anilios micromma (STORR, 1981)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Small-eyed Blind Snake
Synonym	Ramphotyphlops micrommus STORR 1981 Ramphotyphlops micromma — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 69 Ramphotyphlops micromma — COGGER 2000: 594 Austrotyphlops micrommus — WALLACH 2006 Ramphotyphlops micromma — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 416 Anilios micrommus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Ramphotyphlops micromma — COGGER 2014: 806 Anilios micrommus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 39
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Leopold Downs, 17° 52’ S, 125° 26’ E, Western Australia.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R1341
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A slender, short-snouted blind-snake with very small eyes, 18 midbody scale rows and nasal cleft proceeding from second labial and completely dividing nasal scale. Further distinguishable from guentheri and grypus by non-black tail and less numerous ventrals (fewer than 500 v. more than 500). Additional details (24 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment
Etymology	Greek for 'small eye', a name in apposition.
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. 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 McDiarmid, R.W.; Campbell, J.A. & Touré,T.A. 1999. Snake species of the world. Vol. 1. [type catalogue] Herpetologists’ League, 511 pp. Storr G M 1981. The genus Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 9 (3): 235-271 - 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.
External links	IUCN Red List http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/typhlopidae.pdf http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Typhlopidae/Ramphotyphlops… http://www.seh-herpetology.org/images/atlas/pdf/squamata/animic.pdf https://www.facebook.com/groups/stshc/posts/449293450628592 Google images

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