| Anilios ganei | |
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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Reptilia |
| Order: | Squamata |
| Suborder: | Serpentes |
| Family: | Typhlopidae |
| Genus: | Anilios |
| Species: | A. ganei
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| Binomial name | |
| Anilios ganei (
Aplin, 1998)
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| Synonyms [2] | |
Anilios ganei, also known commonly as Gane's blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to Australia.
Etymology
The specific epithet, ganei, honours Australian schoolteacher and amateur herpetologist Mr. Lori Gane who collected the first known specimen in 1991. [3] [4]
Description
A. ganei grows to a total length (including tail) of about 30 cm (12 in). [3] The upper body is a deep grey-brown, and the belly is cream. [2]
Behaviour
A. ganei is terrestrial and fossorial. [1]
Reproduction
Geographic distribution
A. ganei is found in the Pilbara region of north-western Western Australia. The type locality is Cathedral Gorge, 30 km [18.6 miles] west of Newman. [2]
Habitat
The preferred natural habitat of A. ganei is grassland. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Shea G, Ellis R (2017). "Anilios ganei ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T102839093A102839100.en. Accessed on 24 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Anilios ganei (APLIN, 1998)". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Gane's blind snake". Australian Reptile Online Database. Stewart Macdonald. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ramphotyphlops ganei, p. 97).
Further reading
- Aplin KP (1998). "Three new blindsnakes (Squamata: Typhlopidae) from northwestern Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum 19: 1–12. (Ramphotyphlops ganei, new species, pp. 7–11, Figures 6–8).
- Cogger HG (2014). Reptiles and Amphibians of Australia, Seventh Edition. Clayton, Victoria, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. xxx + 1,033 pp. ISBN 978-0643100350. (Ramphotyphlops ganei, p. 801).
- Hedges SB, Marion AB, Lipp KM, Marin J, Vidal N (2014). "A taxonomic framework for typhlopid snakes from the Caribbean and other regions (Reptilia, Squamata)". Caribbean Herpetology 49: 1–61. (Anilios ganei, new combination, p. 33).
- Wallach V (2006). "The nomenclatural status of Australian Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society 42 (1): 8–24. (Austrotyphlops ganei, new combination, p. 13).
- Wilson S, Swan G (2013). A Complete Guide to Reptiles of Australia, Fourth Edition. London: Bloomsbury Natural History. 624 pp. ISBN 978-1921517280.