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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
Anilios proximus — EIPPER & EIPPER 2024: 328 
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. 
DiagnosisUnfortunately we had to temporarily remove additional information as this was scraped by multiple AI companies who sell that data to their customers. These details, e.g. detailed descriptions or comparisons (about 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 T & Eipper S 2024. SNAKES OF AUSTRALIA. Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford, 368 pp. - get paper here
  • 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. 2025. Field Guide to the Reptiles of Albury Wodonga. Charles Sturt University - 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
  • Tiatragul, Sarin; Alexander Skeels, J Scott Keogh 2024. Morphological evolution and niche conservatism across a continental radiation of Australian blindsnakes. Evolution, 78 (11): 1854–1868, - 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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