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Anilios troglodytes (STORR, 1981)

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Higher TaxaTyphlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies 
Common NamesE: Sandamara Blind Snake 
SynonymRamphotyphlops troglodytes STORR 1981: 263
Ramphotyphlops troglodytes — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 74
Ramphotyphlops troglodytes — COGGER 2000: 598
Austrotyphlops troglodytes — WALLACH 2006
Ramphotyphlops troglodytes — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 420
Ramphotyphlops troglodytes — MARIN et al. 2013
Anilios troglodytes — HEDGES et al. 2014
Ramphotyphlops troglodytes — COGGER 2014: 811
Anilios troglodytes — WALLACH et al. 2014: 41
Anilios troglodytes — TIATRAGUL et la. 2023 
DistributionAustralia (N Western Australia)

Type locality: "Tunnel Cave, Napier Range, Western Australia, in 17° 37'8, 125°14'E."  
Reproductionoviparous 
TypesHolotype: WAM R51043. 
DiagnosisDiagnosis: A very slender, flat-headed, white-snouted blind-snake with snout rounded in profile, 22 midbody scale rows and nasal cleft proceeding from second labial and completely dividing nasal. 
Comment 
EtymologyPresumably named after the Greek trogle (hole) + dytes (diver), alluding to the type locality (Tunnel Cave) for this species. (G. Shea, pers. comm., 9 Feb 2024) 
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.
  • 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.
 
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