Species Anilios bituberculatus (Peters, 1863)
Prong-snouted Blind Snake
- Onychocephalus bituberculatus Peters, W. 1863. Übersicht der von Hrn. Richard Schomburgk an das zoologische Museum eingesandten Amphibien, aus Buchsfelde bei Adelaide in Südaustralien. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1863: 228-236 [1864 on title page] [233].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB 4723, Loos, 4.5 km W Gawler (as Buchsfelde), SA; ZMB 4724 2 specimens.Type locality references:
Praite, R. & Tolley, J.C. 1970. Place names of South Australia. Adelaide : Rigby 203 pp.
Generic Combinations
- Ramphotyphlops bituberculatus (Peters, 1863).
- Austrotyphlops bituberculatus (Peters, 1863).
- Anilios bituberculatus (Peters, 1863).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Victorian Midlands (VM), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, fossorial, nocturnal, oviparous, soil dweller.
Extra Ecological Information
Feeds primarily on ant and termite larvae and pupae.
General References
Storr, G.M. 1968. First Australian record of the Asian blind-snake Typhlops braminus. Journal of Herpetology 1: 98 (taxonomy)
Storr, G.M. 1981. The genus Ramphotyphlops (Serpentes: Typhlopidae) in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 9: 235-271 (taxonomy)
Waite, E.R. 1918. Review of the Australian blind snakes. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 1: 1-34 (taxonomy)
Common Name References
Clayton, M., Wombey, J.C., Mason, I.J., Chesser, R.T. & Wells, A. 2006. CSIRO List of Australian Vertebrates: A Reference with Conservation Status. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing iv 162 pp. [41] (Prong-snouted Blind Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | TYPHLOPIDAE | 09-Jul-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 07-Feb-2024 | 07-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 08-Mar-2011 | 08-Mar-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |