Anilios kimberleyensis (STORR, 1981)
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Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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Common Names | E: Kimberley Shallow-soil Blind Snake |
Synonym | Ramphotyphlops kimberleyensis STORR 1981: 254 Ramphotyphlops kimberleyensis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 67 Ramphotyphlops kimberleyensis — COGGER 2000: 593 Austrotyphlops kimberleyensis — WALLACH 2006 Ramphotyphlops kimberleyensis — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 414 Ramphotyphlops kimberleyensis — MARIN et al. 2013 Anilios kimberleyensis — HEDGES et al. 2014 Ramphotyphlops kimberleyensis — COGGER 2014: 803 Anilios kimberleyensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 39 Anilios kimberleyensis — TIATRAGUL et la. 2023 |
Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Bigge Island, 14°32’ S, 125° 08’ E, Western Australia. |
Reproduction | oviparous |
Types | Holotype: WAM R41456 |
Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A slender, flat-headed blind-snake with rounded snout, 22 midbody scale rows and nasal cleft proceeding from second labial to high up on nasal scale. Color: Snout pale, almost back to level of eyes. Dark upper surfaces gradually merging with pale lower surfaces. |
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Etymology | Named after the type locality. |
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