Species Anilios guentheri (Peters, 1865)
Top End Blind Snake
- Typhlops (Onychocephalus) guntheri Peters, W. 1865. Einen ferneren Nachtrag zu seiner Abhandlung über. Typhlopina. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin 1865: 259-263 [1866 on title page] [259, fig. 1] [as Güntheri].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1946.1.10.88, 'North Australia'. - Typhlops nigricauda Boulenger, G.A. 1896. Descriptions of a new snake and a new frog from north Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895: 867 [867, pl. 49 fig. 1].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1946.1.11.13, Daly River, NT; UZMO K2011.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Cogger, H.G., in Cogger, H.G., Cameron, E.E. & Cogger, H.M. 1983. Amphibia and Reptilia. 313 pp. in Walton, D.W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 1 vi + 313 pp. [197]
Generic Combinations
- Ramphotyphlops guentheri (Peters, 1865).
- Austrotyphlops guentheri (Peters, 1865).
- Anilios guentheri (Peters, 1865).
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
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. 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] (Top End Blind Snake)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2024 | TYPHLOPIDAE | 07-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 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) |