| Anilios vagurima | |
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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. vagurima
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| Binomial name | |
| Anilios vagurima Ellis, 2019
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Anilios vagurima, also known as the Mornington blind snake, is a species of blind snake that is endemic to Australia. The specific epithet vagurima (“wandering cleft”) refers to the diagnostic morphology of the cleft in the nasal scale. [2]
Description
The snake grows to about 32 cm in length. It is long and slender, with the upper body darker than the underside. [2]
Distribution and habitat
The species occurs in the Central Kimberley bioregion of north-west Western Australia. The type locality is Mornington Sanctuary. Habitat is open savanna woodland of Eucalyptus brevifolia, over a sparse cover of shrubs and tussock grasses, on red-brown clay-loam soils with scattered termite mounds. [2]
References
- ^ Ellis, Ryan J (2019). "A typhlopid hotspot in the tropics: increased blindsnake diversity in the Kimberley region of Western Australia with the description of a new Anilios species (Serpentes: Typhlopidae)". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 34 (1): 31–37. doi: 10.18195/issn.0312-3162.34(1).2019.031-037.
- ^ a b c "Anilios vagurima ELLIS, 2019". Reptile Database. Peter Uetz and Jakob Hallermann. Retrieved 11 June 2021.