Anilios systenos ELLIS & DOUGHTY, 2017
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Anilios systenos
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| Higher Taxa | Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes) |
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| Common Names | E: Sharp-snouted Blindsnake |
| Synonym | Anilios systenos ELLIS & DOUGHTY in ELLIS et al. 2017 Anilios systenos — TIATRAGUL et la. 2023 |
| Distribution | Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: 15 km east of Geraldton (28°46'S; 114°37'E), Western Australia. |
| Reproduction | oviparous |
| Types | Holotype: WAM R114892, subadult male collected in 1992 by T. Backshall. Paratypes (3). WAM R1734, Newmarracarra, 21 km east of Geraldton (28°43'S; 114°49'E); WAM R113398, locality and collection data unknown; WAM R114893, 15 km east of Geraldton (28°46'S; 114°37'E), Western Australia. |
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis: A moderately long, slender Anilios to about 270 mm total length. Distinguished from all other Anilios by a combination of midbody scales in 18 rows, dorsal body scales 598–621, snout bluntly angular in profile, tapering to a rounded point, snout tapering to a narrow rounded edge with faint trilobed appearance in dorsal view, hardened anterior rostral edge extending slightly ventrally to form a weak hook, nasal cleft originating from second supralabial, extending anteriorly to reach nostril and terminating at rostral scale, presence of a terminal tail spine, colouration pale with dorsum slightly darker than ventrum and lack of any black pigment on head, body or tail. |
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| Etymology | Derived from the Greek word systenos, meaning ‘tapering to a point’ in reference to the tapering appearance of the head and snout to a rounded point when viewed dorsally. |
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