Anilios pinguis (WAITE, 1897)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Rotund Blind Snake
Synonym	Typhlops pinguis WAITE 1897: 25 Typhlops opisthopachys WERNER 1917: 35 Typhlops pinguis — WAITE 1918: 11 Ramphotyphlops pinguis — ROBB 1966: 676 Typhlina pinguis — COGGER 1975 Ramphotyphlops pinguis — STORR 1981: 261 Ramphotyphlops pinguis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 72 Ramphotyphlops pinguis — COGGER 2000: 596 Austrotyphlops pinguis — WALLACH 2006 Ramphotyphlops pinguis — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 418 Ramphotyphlops pinguis — MARIN et al. 2013 Anilios pinguis — HEDGES et al. 2014 Ramphotyphlops pinguis — COGGER 2014: 808 Anilios pinguis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 40 Anilios pinguis — TIATRAGUL et la. 2023
Distribution	Australia (South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia) Type locality: South Australia
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: SAMA R803, collector unknown
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A large, very stout, moderately dark blind-snake with 20 midbody scale rows, snout slightly angular in profile and nasal cleft proceeding from second labial (from Storr 1981). Additional details (170 characters) are available for collaborators and contributors. Please contact us for details.
Comment	Type species: Typhlops pinguis Waite 1897 is the type species of the subgenus Bennetttyphlops Hoser 2013: 47 (subgenus of Libertadictus Wells & Wellington 1984), both synonyms of Anilios (fide SHEA 2015). Distribution: not in NSW (fide Swan et al. 2017, Field Guide NSW).
Etymology	Presumably named after the Latin pinguis (fat), in reference to the body shape of 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. 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. 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 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. 1897. Notes on Australian Typhlopidae. Trans. R. Soc. S. Aust. 21: 25-27 - 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 Werner, F. 1917. Über einige neue Reptilien und einen neuen Frosch des Zoologischen Museums in Hamburg. Mitt. Zool. Mus. Hamburg, 2. Beiheft zum Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten 34: 31-36. - 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.amonline.net.au/herpetology/research/pdf/typhlopidae.pdf http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-19YmwKaHnwE/TsNHDPHwKnI/AAAAAAAAUsQ/bITOUAELtQU… http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Typhlopidae/Ramphotyphlops… http://www.seh-herpetology.org/images/atlas/pdf/squamata/anipin.pdf Google images

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