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CAVS: 2592

Species Anilios endoterus (Waite, 1918)

Interior Blind Snake

 

Generic Combinations

  • Ramphotyphlops endoterus (Waite, 1918).
  • Austrotyphlops endoterus (Waite, 1918).
  • Anilios endoterus (Waite, 1918).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, WA: Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tanami (TAN)

Ecological Descriptors

Burrower, fossorial, nocturnal, oviparous, soil dweller.

Extra Ecological Information

Feeds primarily on ant and termite larvae and pupae.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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 02-May-2011 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)