Anilios wiedii (PETERS, 1867)
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Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Brown-snouted Blind Snake |
Synonym | Typhlops wiedii PETERS 1867: 24 Typhlops wiedii — BOULENGER 1893: 36 Typhlops wiedii — GARMAN 1901: 11 Typhlops wiedii — WAITE 1918: 12 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — ROBB 1966: 676 Typhlina wiedii — MCDOWELL 1974: 31 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 75 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — COGGER 2000: 599 Austrotyphlops wiedii — WALLACH 2006 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 422 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — KAY et al. 2013 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — MARIN et al. 2013 Anilios wiedii — HEDGES et al. 2014 Ramphotyphlops wiedii — COGGER 2014: 812 Anilios wiedii — WALLACH et al. 2014: 42 Anilios wiedii — TIATRAGUL et la. 2023 |
Distribution | Australia (Queensland, according to HAHN 1980: 48 also in New South Wales, Victoria, and from Cape York across north Australia to northwest and southwest Australia) Type locality: “Brisbane (N.O. Australien)” [Queensland] |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: ZMB 5845 |
Diagnosis | Additional details, e.g. a detailed description or comparisons (423 characters), are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details. |
Comment | Type species: Typhlops wiedii Peters 1867 is the type species of the subgenus Pattersontyphlops Hoser 2013: 44 (subgenus of Libertadictus Wells & Wellington 1984), a synonym of Anilios (SHEA 2015). |
Etymology | Named after Prinz Maximilian zu Wied (1782-1867) [see Methner 2002 for a short biography]. |
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