Anilios kimberleyensis (STORR, 1981)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
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.
Comment
Etymology	Named after the type locality.
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. Ellis, Ryan, J. Sean Doody and Mike Swan. 2015. Anilios kimberleyensis (Kimberely blindsnake) defensive behavior. Herpetological Review 46 (3): 442-443 - 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. Storr G M 1981. The genus Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Western Australia. Rec. West. Austr. Mus. 9 (3): 235-271 - 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 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.
External links	IUCN Red List National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Typhlopidae/Ramphotyphlops… https://bioweb.bio/faunaweb/reptiliaweb/FichaEspecie/Anolis%20aequatorialis http://www.bio.psu.edu/faculty/hedges/70.pdf Google images

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