Anilios hamatus (STORR, 1981)
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Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Pale-headed Blind Snake |
Synonym | Ramphotyphlops hamatus STORR 1981: 251 Ramphotyphlops hamatus — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 66 Ramphotyphlops hamatus — COGGER 2000: 593 Austrotyphlops hamatus — WALLACH 2006 Ramphotyphlops hamatus — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 412 Ramphotyphlops hamatus — MARIN et al. 2013 Anilios hamatus — HEDGES et al. 2014 Ramphotyphlops hamatus — COGGER 2014: 802 Anilios hamatus — WALLACH et al. 2014: 38 Anilios hamatus — TIATRAGUL et la. 2023 Anilios hamatus — EIPPER & EIPPER 2024: 312 |
Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Marandoo, 22°38’ S, 118°06’ E, W. A. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: WAM R69572 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately large, moderately stout, dark blind-snake with beaked snout, 22 midbody scale rows and nasal cleft usually proceeding from second labial. Distinguishable from R. australis by transverse cutting edge on tip of snout, nasal cleft not extending on to top of head and more numerous ventrals (usually more than 340 v. usually fewer than 340). |
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Etymology | From the Latin hamatus (hooked), in allusion to the snout profile. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) |
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