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Thread-like blind snake

thread-like blind snake (Anilios nema)
Rum Jungle, Northern Territory
Photo © Paul Barden
Anilios nema - (Shea & Horner, 1997)
Pronunciation  ann-NIL-ee-oss   NEE-mah
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)
nema: From the classical Greek nema, a thread, alluding to the slender body, which combines the lowest midbody counts in the genus with some of the highest ventral counts.
Other names  Ramphotyphlops nema 
 
Total length
Species avg: 27 cm
Reproduction
Oviparous
Clutch size
Length and clutch size information comes from a variety of sources, but primarily from Shine (1991) and Cogger (2000).
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Description

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Taxonomic notes

While "the front cover of the journal {in which this species' description appears} states that it's the issue for 1996, ... the inside cover of the journal has a stamp on it stating 'Actual Publication Date 20 Jan 1997'" (G. Shea pers. comm, March 2012). As such, the official year of description is 1997.

Scale count information


Dorsal scales at midbody   16
Other scale information  
Danger rating   Harmless but smelly.
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