Rotund blind snake
| Rotund blind snake | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Anilios |
| Species: | A. pinguis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anilios pinguis (Waite, 1897)
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The rotund blind snake (Anilios pinguis) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family.[2][3][4] It is found in Western Australia.[5]
Description
A. pinguis has a dark body and a slighly angular snout. A specimen of the species was 27.6 cm in length and weighed 17.2 grams.[5]
References
- ^ Shea, G.; Ellis, R. (2017). "Anilios pinguis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017 e.T102873938A102873963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102873938A102873963.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ McDiarmid RW, Campbell JA, Touré T. 1999. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, vol. 1. Herpetologists' League. 511 pp. ISBN 1-893777-00-6 (series). ISBN 1-893777-01-4 (volume).
- ^ "Ramphotyphlops". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2007.
- ^ Anilios pinguis at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 21 July 2018.
- ^ a b Details - From Field and Study: A record of a Blind Snake, Ramphotyphlops pinguis on the Swan Coastal Plain, Perth, Western Australia - Biodiversity Heritage Library, www.biodiversitylibrary.org. Retrieved 2025-09-10.