Anilios yampiensis (STORR, 1981)

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Higher Taxa	Typhlopidae (Asiatyphlopinae), Typhlopoidea, Serpentes, Squamata (snakes)
Subspecies
Common Names	E: Yampi Blind Snake
Synonym	Ramphotyphlops yampiensis STORR 1981: 268 Ramphotyphlops yampiensis — MCDIARMID, CAMPBELL & TOURÉ 1999: 76 Ramphotyphlops yampiensis — COGGER 2000: 599 Austrotyphlops yampiensis — WALLACH 2006 Ramphotyphlops yampiensis — WILSON & SWAN 2010: 422 Anilios yampiensis — HEDGES et al. 2014 Ramphotyphlops yampiensis — COGGER 2014: 813 Anilios yampiensis — WALLACH et al. 2014: 42
Distribution	Australia (Western Australia) Type locality: Koolan Is., 16° 08’ S, 123° 45’ E, Western Australia.
Reproduction	oviparous
Types	Holotype: WAM R26839
Diagnosis	Diagnosis: A slender blind-snake with rounded snout, 18 midbody scale rows and nasal cleft proceeding from preocular and completely dividing nasal scale. Further distinguishable from R. diversus by more numerous ventrals.
Comment	Known only from a single specimen.
Etymology	Named after the type locality in Yampi Sound, north-west Kimberley.
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 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 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 http://www.arod.com.au/arod/reptilia/Squamata/Typhlopidae/Ramphotyphlops… http://costaricaherps.emconsulting.com/anoles.html Google images

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