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Species Anilios unguirostris (Peters, 1867)

Claw-snouted Blind Snake

Generic Combinations

  • Ramphotyphlops unguirostris (Peters, 1867).
  • Austrotyphlops unguirostris (Peters, 1867).
  • Anilios unguirostris (Peters, 1867).

 

Distribution

States

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


Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Northern Kimberley (NK), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT)

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)
03-Feb-2023 Anilios Gray, 1845 04-May-2022 MODIFIED
07-Feb-2024 TYPHLOPIDAE 28-Jun-2016 MODIFIED
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)