Anilios ganei
| 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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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[edit]
The specific epithet, ganei, honours Australian schoolteacher and amateur herpetologist Mr. Lori Gane who collected the first known specimen in 1991.[3][4]
Description[edit]
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[edit]
A. ganei is terrestrial and fossorial.[1]
Reproduction[edit]
Geographic distribution[edit]
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[edit]
The preferred natural habitat of A. ganei is grassland.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- 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.