Anilios obtusifrons ELLIS & DOUGHTY, 2017
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Anilios obtusifrons
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| Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
| Subspecies | |
| Common Names | E: Blunt-snouted Blindsnake |
| Synonym | Anilios obtusifrons ELLIS & DOUGHTY in ELLIS et al. 2017 Anilios obtusifrons — TIATRAGUL et la. 2023 Anilios obtusifrons — EIPPER & EIPPER 2024: 325 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: 23 km south of Kalbarri (27°55'19"S; 114°09'48"E), Western Australia. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R146400, female collected in 2001 by D. Algaba and B. Maryan. Paratypes (2). WAM R89435, male, Bluff Point, WA (27°51'S, 114°06'E); WAM R129778, female, 22 km south of Kalbarri, WA (27°53'52"S; 114°10'01"E). |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately long, slender Anilios to about 225 mm total length. Distinguished from all other Anilios by a combination of midbody scales in 18 rows, dorsal body scales 581–590, snout bluntly angular in profile, snout rounded in dorsal view, anterior rostral edge rounded and not hardened to form hook, nasal cleft originating from second supralabial, extending anteriorly to reach nostril and terminating midway between nostril and rostral scale, presence of a terminal tail spine, and colouration pale with anterior third slightly darker than posterior portion of body and lack of any black pigment on head, body or tail. |
| Comment | Known only from 3 specimens. Habitat. R129778 was collected from open Acacia woodland and R146400 was collected from open Acacia shrubland with scattered mallee on brown loam substrate (Fig. 8 in Ellis et al. 2017). |
| Etymology | From a combination of the Latin words obtusus meaning ‘blunt or dull’ and frons meaning ‘front’ in reference to the rounded or blunt appearance of the snout in dorsal and lateral view. |
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