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No-spined blind snake

no-spined blind snake (Anilios aspina)
Julia Creek, Queensland
Photo © Eric Vanderduys
Anilios aspina - (Couper, Covacevich & Wilson, 1998)
Pronunciation  ann-NIL-ee-oss   a-SPINE-ah
Etymology  Anilios: "The derivation of the generic name Anilios was not provided by Gray (1845), although Savage and Boundy (2012) suggest it was derived from the Greek an- (lacking) + helios (the sun)." (Shea 2015)
aspina: 'without a spine'1, referring to the lack of a tail spine, and not to a lack of a vertebral column.
Other names  Ramphotyphlops aspina 
 
Total length
Species avg: 27.8 cm
Reproduction
Oviparous
Clutch size
Length and clutch size information comes from a variety of sources, but primarily from Shine (1991) and Cogger (2000).
Description Distribution Natural history Conservation Further information More photos

References

  1. Couper, P.J.; Covacevich, J.A.; & Wilson, S.K. (1998). Two new species of Ramphotyphlops (Squamata: Typhlopidae) from Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 42:459-464. - search web for this article
  2. Vanderduys, E.P. (2013). Additional information on Ramphotyphlops aspina Couper, Covacevich & Wilson 1998 (Retilia: Typhlopidae), a poorly known blind snake from the Mitchell Grass Downs of Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum -- Nature, 56(2):615-619. - search web for this article
 

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